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Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko s ongoing legal woes prompted rare flare-ups of violence in Senegal, typically a bastion of stability in West Africa, and foreign allies urged a return to calm.
"Banning the use of Youtube, Whatsapp, Facebook, etc. is a huge problem for us, because we can t get real-time information about where demonstrations are taking place, and our safety is at stake. I believe that access to information is a right, and the state has no right to encrypt networks."