Senegal goes back to the polls on Sunday to elect new leaders following the dissolving of parliament in September.

Voters will elect 165 MPs for five-year terms.

Unemployment stands at over 20 percent and many people continue to risk their lives every month in a bid to reach Europe by boat.

Lulu Gaboo spoke to Nyasha Mpina, Project leader for the data for the governance alliance project at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation.