DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s President Macky Sall said Monday that he would not seek a third term in office, surprising many in the West African nation and setting what democracy advocates say ...

Senegalese opposition leader Idrissa Seck has described President Macky Sall’s decision to stand down after two terms as “a victory for the Senegalese people.” In a televised address late ...

Mr. Sall’s speech came a month after at least 16 people died in government protests that were fueled, in part, by his refusal to say whether he would run for a third term next year.

Senegalese President Macky Sall rode to power in 2012 on the back of a popular uprising against an aging leader trying to cling to power. This week, he tried to dispel the widespread perception ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegalese President Macky Sall on Friday backed down from plans to delay the presidential election by nearly a year, with his office saying in a statement that a vote in this ...

Senegal President Macky Sall will not run for reelection next year, he said in a speech on Monday, ending widespread speculation that he would seek a third term his critics said would have been ...

Senegal’s government called for talks on setting a new presidential election date, after the nation’s top court rejected President Macky Sall’s bid to delay the vote.. The Constitutional ...

President Macky Sall previously postponed the election without setting a date. On Wednesday, he also fired the prime minister, his party’s candidate for president.

That ended years of speculation over whether Macky Sall would seek a constitution-bending third term in next year’s election. It also assuaged fears of more bloody clashes if he did.