Senegal on the brink after elections postponed - BBC News

Senegal is seen as a bastion of democracy in West Africa, yet its polls were delayed with three weeks to go.

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‘We deserve freedom’: Delayed election sparks protests, arrests in Senegal

Senegal's reputation as a bastion of democracy in an unstable region is on the line after protesters clashed with riot police outside parliament on Monday.

Inside, lawmakers passed a contentious bill to extend President Macky Sall's tenure and delay elections after he called off a planned election with just three weeks to go.

There was a heated atmosphere in the chamber, and some opposition MPs had been removed before the vote by police clad in riot gear after they tried to block proceedings.

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