‘All Macky Sall has to do is say he won’t run, and Senegal can breathe again’, Pape Alé Niang

By Ken Fernandez

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Posted on March 28, 2023 07:47

Senegalese journalist Pape Alé Niang © Dakar Matin

Still accused of having divulged information that could potentially compromise national security, Dakar Matin’s editor-in-chief has called on Senegal’s president to clarify his intentions ahead of the February 2024 presidential election.

Since his release on 10 January, after almost two months in prison, Pape Alé Niang has been keeping a low profile.

Placed under judicial supervision, the Dakar Matin editor is recovering from his long hunger strike. Still accused of having divulged information that could potentially compromise national security, The editor-in-chief tells us he has called on Senegal’s president to clarify his intentions ahead of the February 2024 presidential election.

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