Senegalese music star Youssou N’dour says he will stand in next month’s presidential election, mounting a high-profile challenge to the West African state’s veteran leader Abdoulaye Wade.
N’dour is hugely popular among Senegal’s youth and has been a vocal critic of Mr Wade, who is hoping to extend his 11-year rule by winning the February 26th election.
N’dour has criticised what he calls the profligate spending of the Wade leadership in a country where formal employment is scarce and the average income is $3 a day. – (Reuters)
