Senegal: young people in the poor district of the Medina suffer economically from the curfew
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In the district of the Medina, in Dakar, the inhabitants keep smiling.
However, the daily life, already difficult before the Covid, is getting worse with the health measures and the social crisis.
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In the Medina, many wonder if President Macky Sall understood the extent of the problem, if he understood the message.
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It is the lull in Dakar after the demonstrations and riots of unprecedented scale and violence that shook the entire country.
The situation remains precarious and the determination of young people entire.
To respond to this anger of the youth, last week, President Macky Sall announced a plan: over the period 2021-2023, 350 billion FCFA (approximately 533 million euros) will be mobilized for the financing of young people and women. .
The state of health emergency will not be renewed on March 19.
He also immediately eased the curfew, which now begins at midnight instead of 9 p.m.
This curfew has caused a lot of problems for the poorest, all those who live in the evening, the small street vendors, those who run small fast food restaurants, or the tea vendors.
They saw their income drop overnight.
Illustration in the Medina district, a stone's throw from downtown Dakar.
A particularly poor and very populated district, which lived the riots, the breakages and the looting.
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The curfew gave us a lot of problems because it prevents people from working.
I'm tired of going through this every day, morning and night, it hurts a lot.
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