Senegal still keeping it real


Going all-out: A campaign poster of former Senegalese President, Abdoulaye Wade, is pictured in Dakar at the beginning of the campaign for the upcoming legislative election. The election takes place on July 30. — AFP

The West African nation’s commitment to democratic traditions makes it stand out in a sullied crowd. 

I’VE said it repeatedly, one of the key signs of a maturing democratic nation is the peaceful transition of federal power from the governing party to an opposition that has emerged victorious in free and fair elections.

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