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Protesters in Senegal accuse police of using armed civilians to quell unrest

Demonstrators and civil rights groups in Senegal are accusing the country's security forces of working with armed civilians who shot and killed several people who participated in recent anti-government protests

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Senegal's internet shutdowns are another sign of a democracy in peril

Senegal’s government began blocking several digital platforms – including Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram and YouTube – in certain areas on 1 June. Days later, it extended the disruptions to all mobile internet and several television stations.

The Conversation

Who are the armed men in civilian clothes seen with police in Senegal protests?

During a press conference on June 4, Senegalese police showed the press a series of video clips that they claimed documented the presence of armed protesters at recent demonstrations. However, the full videos, which have been widely circulating on social media, show the same armed individuals alongside the police. So…

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#FreeSenegal: who's behind the West African cyber-revolution

Armed with VPNs, Senegalese protesters have been cutting through the thick blanket of censorship since June 1. Is a new Arab Spring-like movement likely to spread across West Africa soon?

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Senegal's president calls for an investigation into deadly clashes, says he's open to dialogue

Senegal’s president has ordered an investigation to determine who was responsible for protests by supporters of a political opponent that turned deadly last week but says he's open to dialogue

The Independent UK

Democracy at stake, say Senegalese youths protesting controversial arrest

Senegal on Tuesday shut down several of its overseas consulates including in Paris and New York after they were targeted by a fresh wave of protests that has rocked the West African country domestically and abroad. Young protesters clashed with security forces last week, resulting in at least 16 deaths…

France 24

Senegal shuts overseas consulates after attacks in several cities including Paris and Bordeaux

Senegal has temporarily closed its consulates abroad following attacks on diplomatic missions in Bordeaux, Milan, Paris and New York among others, the foreign affairs ministry said on Tuesday.

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Senegal temporarily shuts consulates abroad following attacks in several cities

Senegal has temporarily closed its consulates abroad following attacks on diplomatic missions in Bordeaux, Milan, Paris and New York among others, the foreign affairs ministry said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Senegal violence threatens country's stability as experts call on government to instill calm

Senegal experts have called on the government to instill calm after days of the country’s deadliest violence in years and concerns it could have lasting consequences

The Independent UK

#FreeSenegal goes viral as authorities cut mobile internet connections

Unlike previous social media restrictions, VPNs cannot help in case of a total blackout. Here's what's happening in Senegal.

TechRadar

Opposition calls on President Macky Sall to clarify position on third term

Senegal’s President Macky Sall has not yet clarified whether he will run for a third mandate in the next presidential elections or not. Opposition presidential candidate Idrissa Seck blames the recent violence on Sall's failure to make his intentions clear.

Radio France Internationale

Senegalese man warned of gun violence the day he was shot dead in riots

Elhaji Cisse was busy on Friday, the day he was killed, tweeting hundreds of times as riots erupted beyond the walls of his compound in a busy suburb of Senegal's capital Dakar.

Reuters

Senegal government cuts mobile internet access amid deadly rioting

Senegal's government has cut access to mobile internet services in certain areas because of deadly rioting in which "hateful and subversive" messages have been posted online, it said in a statement on Sunday.

Reuters

Senegal's government suspends mobile internet access amid days of deadly clashes

Senegal’s government has temporarily suspended mobile phone data as the country reels from days of deadly clashes between police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko

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Death toll in Senegal protests rises to 15 as opposition supporters clash with police

The clashes broke out after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was convicted of corrupting youth. His supporters say his legal troubles are part of a government effort to derail his candidacy in 2024.

The Independent UK

At least 15 people killed in Senegal as opposition leader's supporters clash with police

Senegal's government says the number of people killed in clashes between police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has now risen to 15, including two security officers

Reuters

Fresh protests rock Senegal as death toll climbs

New clashes broke out on Saturday between Senegalese opposition supporters and police in parts of the capital Dakar, the third day of protests in the West African nation sparked by the prosecution of an opposition leader.

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UN, AU call for calm as death toll in Senegal violence rises

At least 15 people have been killed in Senegal following an outbreak of violence after sentencing of opposition leader.

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Senegal restricts internet access amid protests over the arrest of opposition leader

Guinea, Mauritania, and now Senegal: citizens turn to VPN services to keep accessing social media since May 17. Why is the internet in West Africa going dark?

Reuters

Senegal protesters and police clash again as death toll rises to 10

One more person was killed in Senegal on Friday, as police and protesters clashed for a second day since the sentencing of opposition politician Ousmane Sonko sparked some of the deadliest violence in recent memory.

Radio France Internationale

Deadly clashes hit Senegal after opposition leader Sonko sentenced

Nine people have died in clashes across Senegal, the Interior Minister said Friday after a court sentenced firebrand opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to two years in jail.

Al Jazeera

Ousmane Sonko sentenced: Why are tensions flaring in Senegal?

Supporters of opposition figure denounce charges, sentence as a ploy to prevent him from running in elections.

The Independent UK

Clashes in Senegal leave at least 9 dead; government bans use of social media platforms

Senegal's government says that at least nine people have been killed in violent clashes between police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko

France 24

Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko sentenced to prison for 'corrupting youth'

Violence erupts in Senegal as Ousmane Sonko is sentenced to two years in prison for “corrupting youth”. His fate as a presidential candidate in 2024 remains uncertain. And a controversial bill gets the green light in Zimbabwe. Parliament approves a plan to outlaw criticism of the government ahead of the…

Radio France Internationale

Senegal's opposition leader Ousmane Sonko sentenced to 2 years in prison

Ousmane Sonko, a prominent opposition candidate in Senegal's 2024 presidential election, has been sentenced to prison on charges of "corrupting youth", in a case he maintains is intended to stop him running.

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