Mobile internet services cut in Senegal amid political unrest

Published February 5th, 2024 - 09:31 GMT
Seengal
A tyre burns on a road during demonstrations called by the opposition parties in Dakar on February 4, 2024, to protest against postponement of the presidential election. Protesters and police clashed in the Senegalese capital Dakar, a day after President Macky Sall announced the indefinite postponement of the presidential election. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP)

ALBAWABA - Mobile internet services have been cut in Dakar, Senegal as major protests took over the streets of the Senegalese capital a day after President Macky Sall announced the indefinite postponement of the presidential election.

Many users in the capital reported that they had been unable to access mobile data on their phones since this morning. Senegal's parliament is expected to begin debating a proposal to postpone the presidential election for up to six months.

Protestors gathered outside the Senegalese parliament and security forces used tear gas to disperse the rally.

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