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Senegal: silent march postponed to Dakar
In Senegal, a planned march against the postponement of the presidential election was canceled by the authorities on Tuesday February 13 in Dakar. – (franceinfo)
In Senegal, a planned march against the postponement of the presidential election was canceled by the authorities on Tuesday February 13 in Dakar.
The silent march against the postponement of the presidential election was to start on Tuesday February 13 in the afternoon, from a square Dakar (Senegal). It was canceled by the authorities, but some organizers say the gathering is only being postponed. They want to maintain pressure on Senegalese President Macky Sall. “If the Senegalese come out en masse, then no one will have the means to repress them and it will be a peaceful march”explained one of the organizers, Monday February 12.
Internet access cut
Friday February 9, throughout the country, many Senegalese responded to a call to demonstrate, broadcast on social networks. These unauthorized gatherings were harshly repressed by the police and three people have been killed since Friday. These violent clashes do not frighten the Senegalese. This February 13 in the morning and for the second time since the start of the crisis shaking the country, internet access on mobile phones was cut in Dakar.
