Senegalese President Macky Sall is headed towards a second term in office, his Prime Minister has alleged. Mohammed Dionne said preliminary results suggested Sall had secured about 57% of the vote in Sunday's elections, but an official result will take days. Sall faced four challengers in the vote, but was accused of preventing his main rivals from running. Only five candidates were deemed eligible for Sunday's vote, compared to 12 in the last election. More than 6.6 million people were registered to vote in Sunday's election, including some residents living abroad.

Source: The Star February 25, 2019 08:26 UTC