Senegalese to vote in test of nation's stability

Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade faces re-election on Sunday February 26, having defied opposition efforts to block him from standing and warnings that his candidacy risked destabilising the usually tranquil West African state.

Overshadowing voting is a row over whether the octogenarian leader should be able to run for a third term. It has sparked violent street protests and a stream of warnings that Senegal's reputation as an established democracy now hangs in the balance.