Senegal MPs to vote on Abdoulaye Wade run-off bill

Senegalese MPs are due to vote on proposed changes to the constitution which have sparked national protests. The opposition has called for further demonstrations outside parliament in the capital, Dakar. The changes would reduce the proportion of votes needed to win a presidential election, and ...

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