Senegal votes for its next president in long-awaited election

Voters in Senegal go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president in an unpredictable race. It follows three years of political crisis, including fierce protests over the outgoing president's attempt to push back the vote.

Some 7.3 million voters are registered in the West African country, which has often been hailed as a stable democracy in a region that experienced several coups in recent years.

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