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Senegal’s Sall vows to exit office in April but election date still unknown

Senegalese President Macky Sall says he will leave office when his second term is over in April but hasn't set a date for the election to choose his successor [John Thys/AP]

Senegalese President Macky Sall says he will end his term in April as expected but has not given a new date for the presidential election originally scheduled for Sunday.

Sall, who is wrapping up two terms in office and has said he would not run again, postponed the election until December, citing unresolved disputes over who could run. But his move was struck down by Senegal’s Constitutional Court as illegal.

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