Senegalese authorities on Friday deployed security forces around the capital Dakar, a day after an outburst of violence left nine people dead following the conviction of opposition politician Ousmane Sonko.
Clashes erupted on Thursday after Sonko, President Macky Sall’s fiercest opponent, was convicted for “corrupting” a young woman, in a case which has deeply divided Senegal, usually a bastion of stability in West Africa.On Friday, men in fatigues carrying rifles were stationed at various points in Dakar, where the streets were deserted and activity had virtually ground to a halt, AFP journalists observed.
On Thursday, shops and public facilities were ransacked and the motorway between Dakar and the international airport was overrun with demonstrators.The interior minister reported nine deaths on national television. Shops remained closed on Friday along entire streets still bearing the scars of the previous day’s violence.
There was extensive destruction on the main university campus, where prolonged clashes took place on Thursday.
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