Senegal borders Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau. It has a population of nearly 17 million, many of whom live on local agriculture, with a concentration of the population in the Dakar region. Inflation had not been a problem in the country until 2022, when it surged to nearly double digits. Senegal can produce up…
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(Nairobi) – Senegal’s authorities should immediately open independent investigations into violence during protests on February 9 and 10, 2024, over delayed elections, Human Rights Watch said today. At least two young men and a 16-year-old boy died, while scores have been injured and at least 271 arrested. Demonstrations broke out in Dakar, the country’s capital, and several other cities after President Macky Sall announced that presidential elections, slated for February 25, would be delayed. On