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BP and Woodside worry as Senegal heads to polls amid concerns about oil and gas policy and overseas influence

A leading presidential candidate wants to change oil and gas terms as Persian Gulf state wheeler-dealers manoeuvre in the background for influence

Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko (right) greets presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye (left) during a press conference in Dakar, Senegal on 15 March.
Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko (right) greets presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye (left) during a press conference in Dakar, Senegal on 15 March.Photo: AFP/SCANPIX
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Published 22 March 2024, 13:35Updated 22 March 2024, 13:42