"Senegal's President Sall Commits to April Exit Without Election Date"

Senegal's President Macky Sall has agreed to step down when his term ends on April 2, but tensions persist over the election date after he postponed the vote from Sunday to mid-December, sparking deadly protests. The opposition has refused to participate in proposed political talks to decide the election date, and many presidential hopefuls and civil society organizations have also declined to take part. President Sall, under pressure to announce a new date, said there wasn't enough time to vote in a new president by April 2 and that a dialogue forum would decide what should happen in that case. However, his failure to set a new election date has fueled suspicions of stalling tactics, and his televised interview has not restored Senegal's reputation as a bastion of democracy in the region.