Senegal’s president has told the BBC he does not regret delaying this year’s elections, a move that sparked deadly protests. Macky Sall said he did not make the decision alone – he was responding to concerns raised by parliamentarians. After a violent backlash, many feared the relatively stable nation was slipping into political crisis. But…

The botched attempt by Senegalese president Mackay Sall to postpone  the presidential election has stirred unnecessary tension in an already strained electoral process. The move reflected deeper governance problems in the country. Sales decree, subsequently annulled by the Constitutional council, was the latest in a range of government interventions that exceeded the scope of the executive authority. These have…