Senegal: the march against the postponement of the presidential election postponed, following its ban. While a large march was planned by civil society for February 12 in Dakar, the prefect of the capital banned it.
While the latest attempts to gather ended in failure, they were immediately dispersed by the police with tear gas, even leaving three people dead by gunfire since Friday February 9. The UN “ deeply concerned ” Officially the prefecture banned the demonstration because it risked disrupting traffic. But, at the same time, according to several sources, discussions are underway between the authorities and certain political actors.