Politics, economics, sport… The year 2023 which is ending has also been marked by positive events. We list a few of them.
The year 2023 is coming to an end! If the news of the past months has often been dark, between riots and climatic disasters, it has also brought its share of good news. Some brought relief, others are more anecdotal but all allowed us to smile again. Senenews dug into its archives.
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Macky Sall renounces 3rd term
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His candidacy was feared by the opposition who considered it unconstitutional. On Monday July 3, 2023, the Senegalese president put an end to a long suspense which could relax the political climate in the country. During an address to the nation, live on public television RTS, Macky Sall declared that he would not seek a third term in 2024. “My dear compatriots, my long and carefully considered decision is not to be a candidate to the next election on February 25, 2024,” he announced. This decision by the Senegalese president not to seek a third term has lifted the heavy weight hanging over the 2024 presidential election.
Reduction in rent prices: the other good news
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The Head of State took the option of legislating on the reduction in rent prices decided following consultations on the cost of living. The Senegalese were growing impatient, others no longer believed in the State’s desire to ease the suffering of a good number of tenants. However, hope began to be reborn here and there with the referral to the Government of the Constitutional Council at the beginning of last week, through Prime Minister Amadou Bâ, for a “delegalization” of the 2014 law on lowering prices of the rent. , it was thus decided to reduce rents of 5% for rents over 500,000 FCFA, 10% for those ranging from 300,000 to 500,000 FCFA and 20% for those less than or equal to 300,000 FCFA.
Senegal wins both the CHAN and the CAN U17
Algeria and Senegal faced each other on Saturday February 4, 2023 during an unprecedented final of CHAN 2023. These nations, which have never won an edition of the African Nations Championship, had the opportunity to register their name for the first time on the winners list of the event. It was the Senegalese who achieved it, after a stunning penalty shootout (0-0, 4-5 tab). Senegal also won the first U17 CAN in its history by beating Morocco 2-1 at the Nelson Mandela stadium in Algiers.
2023-12-25 13:29:32
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