An extended-awaited choice on Monday by Senegal’s President Macky Sall to not run for a 3rd time period subsequent 12 months has opened up the race to guide the West African nation on the verge of turning into an oil and fuel producer. Neither Sall’s Alliance for the Republic celebration, nor the broader Benno Bokk Yakaar (BBY) ruling coalition, has but put ahead any candidates since Sall ended widespread hypothesis about his political intentions. However insiders level to Prime Minister Amadou Ba, former Prime Minister Mahammad Dionne and Agriculture Minister Aly Ngouille Ndiaye as potential candidates. With Senegal’s presidential race thrown open, FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen is joined by Dr. Alex Vines, Director of the Africa Programme at Chatham Home and Assistant Professor at Coventry College, lecturing on African peace, safety, and politics.
