DAKAR - Senegalese President Macky Sall has been advised not to seek a third term and to continue setting an example of a working democracy for the rest of Africa. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and a former World Bank vice-president gave Sall this advice on Tuesday as Senegal celebrated the 63rd anniversary of its independence.
In Senegal, there are fears that Sall might be interested in a third term despite not openly saying so.
In 2016, the country's Constitution shortened the presidential term limits from seven to five years, and no one should stand for a third term.
NGOs in Senegal pleaded with Sall not to take up a third term as this would dent the country's democratic record.
This is because third terms were not received well in Guinea, where Alpha Conde was later removed through a coup as well as in Ivory Coast where Alassane Ouattara got a third term in an election marred by a huge boycott.
