the bbc�*s thomas naadi has sent this report from the capital, dakar.ery peaceful, yet the election is expected to be hotly contested. one group say that intense political activity has begun following the release of the two main opposition figures last week. but why do people care so much about this election? let's find out. translation: we are nowjust a step away from an election that could change the course of our history, so it means a lot to us. translation: we can also see that there are many young people who are migrating illegally. we should not elect a president on the basis of their charisma. 7.3 million people have registered to vote, which is a slight increase from the previous election. translation: today we expect this election to be undemocratic. there won't be many senegalese who will take part in this election. this is the main opposition candidate, and he has promised to provide jobs, institutional reforms, energy contracts, and change the country's currency, the cfa. this man over there is the candidate of the ruling party, and he has

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dakar, live from london, this is bbc news four gunmen accused of carrying out the moscow concert hallll be answering your questions around the attack this hour. this is the scene live in new york, as donald trump is set to attend a hearing for his hush money case amid a deadline expiring later today for donald trump to pay a hefty fine or have his assets seized. here in the uk, parliament is set to be briefed on threats posed by china — which is believed to be behind a wave of cyber attacks.

she's been monitoring polling stations in dakar today.osphere was quite calm all over the country. the turnout was particularly high. we don't have the final figure but i was here during another election and in comparison there was a lot of people in the polling station this morning. since the opening, they were longer queues outside the polling stations. there were reports from media outlets that was the case also in the regions. there has been so much attention on the selection. what makes it so unique. the election was originally scheduled for february 25, and the day before, the beginning of the electoral campaign on february three, the president stopped the process and a vote at the national assembly endorsed this process and then the election was postponed back to the 15th of december and then they went and again rescheduled forjune two. so, in the past month, the date change four times and finally it was rescheduled for sunday, today, march 24. senegal has been always considered as a beacon of democracy in west africa and never exp

the 17 candidates. they include one woman. 0ur west africa correspondent thomas naadi has more from dakar in the hometown of the opposition candidate and he is expected to vote here at some point today. there is a lot of enthusiasm amongst the voters and also a sense of hope and pride because they see him as one of their own. 17 contestants are present in this election but it will likely be reduced to a two horse race including the former minister of finance, and the stakes are high in this election and candidates are confident of victory and as you said, senegal is one of the most stable countries in west africa. it has never experienced a military coup and has witnessed the peaceful transition of power. to a lot of people here, it feels like this particular collection could be a turning point for democracy in the country. a lot of people here feel this particular election could be a turning point for the country's democracy. turning point for the country's democracy-— turning point for the country's democra . ., .. ., , democracy. one of the candidates were chosen _ democracy. one of th

she's been monitoring polling stations in dakar today. in the past month, the date change four times and finally it was rescheduled for sunday, today, much 24. and finally it was rescheduled for sunday, today, march 24. senegal has been always considered as a beacon of democracy in west africa and never experienced any postponement in its presidential elections. so, when it happened last month, many called this event is a political coup by a president who did not want to give up the power. already, back injune, president sall mentioned that he would not run for a third mandate. this was not welcome by the population who started to make a big mobilisation and during the past month we had several demonstrations, including with three people that lost their lives. there are 19 candidates running for president, but what is also notable is who is not running. ousmane sonko — tell us more. ousmane sonko was declared ineligible. so, he lost his civil rights after he was arrested, but actually, there is a plan b for sonko. the opposition candidate

provisional results were announced on television and his supporters have been out on streets in the capital, dakarve that they are winning this election. overnight, the ruling coalition has said that it expected a run—off. the winner of this election will have to secure 50% of the vote. the electoral commission has until friday to declare the final results. as you mention, some of the opposition candidates have already called, the opposition leader diomaye faye, to congratulate him. ~ . , ., leader diomaye faye, to congratulate him. ., , . ., him. what you expect to next, thomas? _ him. what you expect to next, thomas? the _ him. what you expect to next, thomas? the results - him. what you expect to next, thomas? the results that - him. what you expect to next, | thomas? the results that have him. what you expect to next, - thomas? the results that have come in are not official _ thomas? the results that have come in are not official results _ thomas? the results that have come in are not official results yet. - in are not official results yet. they are just collations done by various television s

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our west africa correspondent thomas naadi has more from dakar. it was a real threat.ition candidate and he is expected to vote here at some point today. there is a lot of enthusiasm among the voters and also a sense of hope and pride because they see him as one of their own. 17 presedential contestants in this election but it will likely be reduced to a two—horse race including the opposition leader, diomaye faye, and former prime minister and minister of finance, amadou ba of the ruling coalition. the stakes are high in this election and both candidates are confident of victory. and as you said, senegal is one of the most stable countries in west africa. it has never experienced a military coup and has witnessed the peaceful transitions of power. though, a lot of people here feel like this particular election could be a turning point for democracy in the country. the two candidates, mr amadou ba chosen by macky sall, then bassirou faye, who is more antiestablishment, just released from jail. why was he injail? well, amadou ba of the... the opposition candidate, dioma

the bbc�*s thomas naadi is in dakar and brought us the latest. take a listen.. the opponent amadou bar of the ruling coalition has said that he is expecting a run—off. the winner of this election would have to secure 50% of the vote and the electoral commission has until friday to declare the final result. as you mentioned earlier, some of the opposition candidates have already called opposition leader bassirou diomaye faye to congratulate him.- bassirou diomaye faye to congratulate him. bassirou diomaye faye to conuratulate him. �* ., ., congratulate him. and what are we exectin: congratulate him. and what are we exoecting to _ congratulate him. and what are we expecting to happen _ congratulate him. and what are we expecting to happen next, - congratulate him. and what are we | expecting to happen next, thomas? the results have started trickling in. the ones that have come are not official results yet. they are just collections done by various television stations and the political parties themselves. the electoral commission is still trying to compile the res

dakar, live from london, this is bbc news four gunmen accused of carrying out the moscow concert hall attack are charged with terrorism. from the lead—up to the attack to what happens next — we'll be answering your questions around the attack this hour. this is the scene live in new york, as donald trump is set to attend a hearing for his hush money case amid a deadline expiring later today for donald trump to pay a hefty fine or have his assets seized. here in the uk, parliament is set to be briefed on threats posed by china — which is believed to be behind a wave of cyber attacks. we begin in russia, where four men have been remanded in custody, accused of shooting dead 137 people at a concert near moscow on friday. appearing before a moscow court, three were marched in bent double while the fourth was in a wheelchair. they were charged with committing an act of terrorism and face the prospect of life sentences. media reports have named all four, saying they are citizens of tajikistan; the moscow courts service says three pleaded guilty. the search continues at the scene of friday's

there, hosted on his home turf in, dakar, senegal. so this is a congress for cultural freedom. it a event that he attended just a few years after, the tashkent event here. he is smoking his pipe and he is 1973, except getting his own los award at the writers association. meeting in the middle is a vietnam poet. too long and over here is a ish in googie we don't have a picture of him at the 1962 democratic conference. or at least i couldn't find a picture of him there. also, somebody who attended the soviet affiliated afro-asian writers association meetings. so this weight over here is now like a millstone around my neck, and i'm in a blind panic thinking. the whole premise with which i started at least half of this book, is now shot to pieces. what am i going to do? here's the great ghanaian poet, a playwright was sutherland at the first 1958, afro-asian writers association meeting in the audience is w.e.b. dubois, who was, you know, just as hughes had kind of presided it over the mccrory event, w.e.b. dubois was at the the tashkent event. f was sutherland is somebody like semb

faye spoke monday from the capital dakar. >> you senegalese people have chosen to break with the past. i hope our vision of society has given substance to their aspirations. i pledge to govern with humility and transparency and fight corruption at all levels, devote myself to fully rebuilding our institutions. amy: bassirou diomaye faye is backed by the popular opposition leader ousmane sonko. until recently, the two men were sitting in prison cells, but they were released just 10 days before the election after outgoing president macky sall granted the pair amnesty. in ecuador, the mayor of the coastal city of san vicente was found shot dead in a car sunday. brigitte garcÍa was 27 years old and ecuador's youngest mayor. her communications director was also killed in the same attack. ecuador has been under a state of emergency since january due to rising violence by drug and armed groups linked to the drug trade. this is ecuadorian president daniel noboa. >> the assassination of the mayor and her communications director remind us this fight is not over. it gives us a warning and precis

raleigh dakar champion, racer sergei koryakin also tested the car and recognized all the qualities of are ordered from the usa, europe and arab countries. however, several cars will very soon be on the ural roads. 20 motorcycles will be raffled off throughout the region during a quiz on voting days from march 15 to 17. albert musin, maksata pargildiev, dmitry komov, elena goleeva, conduct the sverdlovsk region. the grave of vasily kazhevnikov, a diplomat who a century and a half ago represented the russian empire in the holy land and was one of the creators of russian palestine, has been discovered in jerusalem. kozhevnikov is buried on a small orthodox cemetery next to his wife. now we are specialists. vladimir , the priest of the russian spiritual mission in jerusalem, serves a litiya, eternal memory is sung to the servant of god vasily, the grave of the russian consul general in the quiet, very small zion cemetery, near the fortress walls of the old city of jerusalem was discovered and attributed by russian diplomats and historians quite recently. blessed, for you accepted and chos