The African Union (AU) has deployed observation mission for the Senegalese presidential election due to be held on Feb. 26. Jean Ping, Chairperson of AU Commission, has deployed the Mission headed by Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria, AU announced in a press statement on Monday. Following the reported pre-electoral violence in Senegal, the current AU Chairperson, Thomas Yayi Boni, called upon “all political actors and stakeholders to remain calm”, according to the statement. He exhorted them to “start an inclusive political dialogue in order to ensure a peaceful and transparent electoral process to consolidate the remarkable achievements of Senegal during its contemporary period as well as its path towards democracy.”
