Senegal in 2024: Elections, Crisis, and Continuity

Abstract

Senegal is currently one of the most important countries on the African continent. Located at the westernmost edge of the Sahel, it is a member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), and other major international organizations. In recent years, it has gained international prominence as a center of regional stability and a benchmark for institutional and democratic governance. This reputation is not coincidental; since gaining independence in 1960, the country has managed to consolidate a pluralistic political system, successfully avoiding a phenomenon that has repeatedly affected the region—military coups (Amegan, 2016).