Macky Sall announces a general amnesty bill for facts linked to the unrest experienced by his country since 2021. President Sall triggered a shock wave on February 3 by decreeing a last minute postponement of the presidential election.
16 of the 19 qualified candidates as well as citizen groups had announced that they would not participate, and there was no sign Monday that they had reversed their decision. The head of state gave himself two days, Monday and Tuesday, to find a way out of the crisis the country is going through.