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Senegalese President Macky Sall faced mounting pressure on Sunday to speak out after a wave of deadly violence rocked the country. Five people including a schoolboy have been killed in days of clashes that erupted after the arrest of an opposition leader, the worst violence in years in a country usually seen as a beacon of stability in a volatile region. People torched cars,
On Saturday, A heart wrenching incident reported from Senegal Protest A young boy was killed by gunfire in southern Senegal. A government official said, and several police stations were ransacked as opponents of President Macky Sall called for more protests next week. Here it is to be noted that the boy was killed during clashes in the southern town of Diaobe, said the official, who asked not to be named. Protesters also burned down a military police station and ransacked several government buildings, the official said.
For your information let us share that the mostly young protesters cited a range of other grievances too, including high unemployment and strict measures to control the coronavirus that have inflicted economic pain, especially on informal workers. Many are especially dubious about the accusation against Sonko because two other top rivals of Sall were previously targeted by criminal charges that prevented them from running for president in 2019.