The Senegalese government deployed armed forces in the capital on Friday (June 2nd) after it was the scene of an outbreak of violence, which left nine dead. The spark: the conviction of the opponent Ousmane Sonko, presidential candidate of 2024, who sees his prospects of eligibility recede.
Interior Minister Antoine Diome said overnight at the end of one of the deadliest days of political protests in years in the country. Men carrying fatigues and war rifles were positioned at different points in Dakar, the usually teeming capital with streets now deserted.