To the surface world, Senegal has gave the impression to be certainly one of West Africa’s extra steady democracies, at the very least till now. However internally, the political scene is in turmoil. The nation was imagined to be having elections in simply over two weeks time, however President Macky Sall, who was on account of step down, as a substitute postponed the train. And that is sparked anger.
In recent times, political protests have change into extra widespread in Senegal and human rights teams have accused the nation’s safety forces of utilizing extreme power to crack down on dissent. Whereas the specter of violence awaits these taking to the streets, some Senegalese are additionally utilizing artwork to specific their grievances, as DW’s Sira Thierij stories from Dakar.
00:00 Intro and report
02:50 DW speaks with Latyr Tine, Senior Programme Officer at Goree Institut
09:35 Sira Thierij’s report on artwork as protest in Senegal
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We the Senegalese don't want you go away
Is Germany will ever come out of being Americas Slave State.
Free Ousmane Sonko
The AU and ECOWAS are criminal organizations that support fraudulent activities Africans leaders. They are more corrupt than UN
R U S S I A…..taking Africa back into the 1700s.
France is afraid of loosing another country. One candidate promised to break away from France
Typical Eciwas nember
Ghanains and Senegalese have been playing good children firvthe West . All the know us to defend democracy. Are they serious? Who cares about democracy?
If he stays one day longer that allowed by the Constitution he should be arrested and put on trail.
I admire the people who stand up to this injustice. I hope they will succeed
They killed so many people
❤❤thanks you very. Much
Macky is lying he didn’t believe what he is saying.
We kniw who's to blame namely: the EU and France of course!
It's always Africa with greedy leaders and been backed up by police and military
Macky Sale the self-proclaimed monarch destroyed this beautiful country that has become the terror and laughing stock of the world, all this to keep power.
Shame on this dictator !
Senegalese, resist !!
Guinea Bissau too is in autocracy currently is being run by the son or affiliated son of Macky Sall etc they very dangerous like in Guinea Bissau their club in the region even stole the power
ECOWAS is quiet when is a constitutional coup.But will quickly come out with statement when there is a military coup.
Freedom, democracy and prosperity to Senegal! Let’s go Senegal! Autocracy must be stopped and the international community supports you and your efforts to throw autocracy out!
Thanks for sharing
Get rid of makesal kick him out of office he is no good a puppet for France
Is there any country in Africa, apart from Botswana, that has a real functioning democracy?