On Tuesday, June 6, the Senegalese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the closure of all consulates general around the world. The decision was made "following the series of aggressions perpetrated against the missions" Since last week, SenEGalese diplomatic representations have indeed been vandalized as at the consulate based in Paris.

The consulate, the establishment has suffered four times what it describes as "attacks" from the day of the sentencing of Ousmane Sonko in Dakar a week ago.