DAKAR, Senegal
On Saturday (Feb. 10) at least
two people were confirmed dead after protests were held across Senegal, Friday
(Feb. 09).
Demonstrators were not allowed
to gather, and groups were dispersed by security forces.
The victims confirmed so far,
two men in their twenties, were killed in Saint-Louis and in Dakar according to
local media reports.
The victim in Saint-Louis was
a student. He was killed on a school campus following demonstrations in the
northern city, according to a statement from the public prosecutor.
Anger has mounted since
President Sall last week postponed presidential elections scheduled this month.
The delay came hours before
official campaigning was due to begin.
Parliament backed a delay
until December and voted to keep Sall in power until his successor takes
office, which is unlikely to be before early 2025.
Sall's second term was due to
end April 2nd.
In an interview Friday (Feb.
09), he said he wants to rapidly organize a national dialogue that will pave
the way for a peaceful electoral process.
Opposition lawmakers have
filed an appeal at the Constitutional court while presidential candidates
appealed to the Supreme Court.
A new round of protests is
planned for Tuesday (Feb. 13).
Senegalese in the diaspora
have also taken to the streets. In France where a large community of Senegalese
lives, crowds gathered Saturday (Feb. 10) in major cities including Paris,
Bordeaux (South west) and Nice (south).
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