OPINION: Senegal on the precipice as violent unrest erupts in emerging oil and gas nation

Protest: a demonstrator waves a Senegalese national flag during protests in support of main opposition leader and former presidential candidate Ousmane Sonko in Dakar, Senegal on 3 March — Protest: a demonstrator waves a Senegalese national flag during protests in support of main opposition leader and former presidential candidate Ousmane Sonko in Dakar, Senegal on 3 MarchPhoto: AP/SCANPIX

Iain Esau

London

Senegal Macky Sall Ousmane Sonko Tortue

Published 11 March 2021, 06:59Updated 11 March 2021, 06:59