‘The presidential election and Karim Wade’s nationality. The return of the sea serpent.’
This headline, which ran across the front page of the Senegalese daily Enquête on 15 January, encapsulates the resurgence of one of the two legends that have dogged Karim Wade for more than five years.
One concerns the date of his return to Dakar, which has been announced on many occasions but has never materialised. The other, which could also find its epilogue in the next few days, concerns an issue of paramount importance for anyone hoping to run for the country’s top office.
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