These are floods of historic proportions. The entire north-east and east of Senegal have been hit by flooding for weeks. Houses have been destroyed, bridges demolished, schools closed and fields flooded. The flooding is also affecting Senegal’s early parliamentary elections.
For Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye , who won the elections in March as a candidate of the left-wing opposition party Pastef (African Patriots in Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity), the flood disaster is a challenge. He visited the flood-hit regions the weekend before last. The pictures of the president, dressed in camouflage, taking a sightseeing flight in a military helicopter to get an idea of the extent of the destruction, were broadcast in the local media. The upcoming election date is seen as a landmark for the implementation of the new government’s political agenda.
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