Senegal Is Giving Up Presidential Power. Its Neighbors Are Grabbing More.

Senegal's parliament voted on June 29 to shift power from the president to itself—a rare move in the region. Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea have done the opposite: they rewrote their rules to give presidents more control. Senegal's leaders chose to limit what future presidents can do, trying to prevent the power grabs and political chaos that have plagued neighboring countries.