Participants in a national consultation aimed at easing political tensions in Senegal have agreed in principle to review the trial of opposition leader Karim Wade, who was ruled out of the 2019 election due to legal problems. Wade, the son of former president Abdoulaye Wade, has been living in exile in Qatar since his 2015 conviction for illicit enrichment, which resulted in a six-year prison sentence. The consultations propose amending the electoral law to allow those who have been struck off the list to regain their right to vote and stand for election, potentially allowing Wade to run in 2024.

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