3 February: Macky Sall announces the postponement of presidential elections on 25 February.[1]
5 February: Following unrest within the chamber, the National Assembly votes to postpone the presidential elections until 15 December.[2]
10 February: Violent protests break out nationwide in response to the postponement of the presidential elections.[3]
15 February: The Senegalese Constitutional Council strikes down the decision to postpone and reschedule the election by Macky Sall and the National Assembly as unconstitutional[4] and orders the government to hold elections as soon as possible.[5]
23 February:
Macky Sall states he will leave the presidency in April, but does not give a specific date for the presidential election.[6]
March
6 March:
The government sets the first round of presidential elections on 24 March.[7]
Macky Sall dismisses Amadou Ba as prime minister to allow him to focus on his election campaign, and replaces him with Interior Minister
Sidiki Kaba.[7]
3 April: President Faye appoints
Ousmane Sonko as prime minister.[10]
16 April: Customs authorities seize 1,140 kilograms of
cocaine valued at $146 million from a lorry in
Kidira, near the
Malian border, the largest drug haul inside Senegalese soil.[11]