Africa News Tonight: More Protests Over Senegal Election Delay, Namibia Mourns President Geingob, U.S. Diplomat Calls for Sudan Cease-Fire
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There have been protests for a second day in Dakar, as opposition politicians call for President Macky Sall to reverse his decision to postpone the elections set for Feb. 25. In Namibia, Dr. Panduleni Itula, president of the opposition party Independent Patriots for Change, has called for calm and urged party members to stop campaign activities until after the funeral of President Hage Geingob, who passed away on Sunday. The United States ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, says the warring generals in Sudan need to put down their guns and begin negotiations