France calls on authorities to make “proportionate use of force” during demonstrations. Senegal is in the grip of one of its most serious political crises in recent decades.
President Macky Sall announced the postponement of the presidential election on February 3, three weeks before the deadline. His supporters in the National Assembly and those of Karim Wade, a disqualified candidate, then endorsed the postponing of the election to December 15 and the maintenance of President Sall in his post.