Senegal presidential candidate, Anta Babacar Ngom, speaks during an interview with Reuters as she sits at her house in Dakar, Senegal February 7, 2024.REUTERS/Ngouda Dione/File Photo
DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegalese opposition presidential candidates on Friday rejected an invitation to join talks that President Macky Sall says are necessary before a delayed presidential election can be scheduled.
On Thursday, Sall promised to step down when his mandate ends on April 2, but said he could not yet set a new date for an election despite pressure to end a three-week electoral crisis that has fuelled unrest and fears of democratic backsliding.
