An amnesty law to “de-stress” Senegal. The president is dangling the release of his opponents to emerge from the political crisis.
The bill evokes a desire “to strengthen national cohesion” In an increasingly politically polarized Senegal, “we really need to stop the cycle of violence which has lasted too long, and turn the page,” says M acky Sall. The amnesty law which must be voted on this Wednesday in the National Assembly could concern all acts “relating to demonstrations or having political motivations ”, committed between 2021 and 2024.