Oh, that's absolutely right. There are countries in Africa that could go either way. Right now, Senegal, unfortunately, is one of those. There could be a role for Canada, in its participation in the community of democracies, or for Canada with the U.S. and other countries, to try to convince Mr. Wade not to do this, not to run again, and to actually take the Mo Ibrahim Prize, do the right thing, and stick with the constitution—let the institution work.
On February 13th, 2012. See this statement in context.