VOA 60: 16 Senegal President Candidates Call for April 2 Elections and More

On VOA 60: Sixteen Senegalese presidential candidates who are set to participate in the nation’s delayed elections say the new poll date should be before April 2. They also have refused to discussed proposals by the outgoing President Macky Sall. Plus, Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamed on Friday said his nation would “defend itself” if Ethiopia proceeds with a deal to set up a naval base in the breakaway region of Somaliland. This and other African news updates on today’s VOA60!