Senegal remains under tension Saturday in the wake of clashes that left six new dead, bringing to 15 the number of deaths since Thursday. Many public and private properties were ransacked, including banks and Auchan stores in the suburbs of Dakar.
Ousmane Sonko, declared candidate for the presidential election of 2024, was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison for pushing to "debauchery" a young woman under 21 years old. The government spokesman, the events since Thursday are not "a popular demonstration with political demands", but rather "acts of vandalism and banditry"