WEST AFRICA CONJUNCTURE: Senegal, 2024
ABSTRACT Three West African countries namely, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau and Ghana, would engage in democratic bourgeois elections in 2024. In Ghana and Guinea-Bissau, key presidential elections are scheduled to be held in December 2024 while Senegal’s presidential elections scheduled for February 2024 is on hold owing to the executive’s interference in the process [1] . There is no doubt as these three countries prepare to go to the polls, they have differing political and economic challenges. Some of the political challenges include police crackdown on protests and demonstrations related to arbitrary overt attempts by some leaders to extend their stay in power through expansive presidential power and term limits creating undue concerns about democratic principles and the peaceful transition of power. On the economic front, hurdles range from intractable debt traps to poor economic performance though each of the countries is rich in natural resources and biodiversity. Again, the ...