Gas-rich Senegal in turmoil after ‘coup d’etat in all but name’

President Macky Sall postpones 25 February election to 15 December — opposition in uproar

Street scene: Protesters gesture after police fired teargas at them outside the National Assembly in Dakar, Senegal, just before a decision was made to delay elections until December 2024.
Street scene: Protesters gesture after police fired teargas at them outside the National Assembly in Dakar, Senegal, just before a decision was made to delay elections until December 2024.Photo: AFP/SCANPIX
Published 8 February 2024, 09:45Updated 8 February 2024, 21:58