Senegal: Clashes spread over election postponement - BBC News

A first fatality is reported, amid warnings the West African nation could lose its image as a stable democracy.

23 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, Parts of Dakar looked like a war zone on FridayViolent protests in Senegal against the postponement of presidential elections have spread across the country, with the first fatality reported.

A student died in clashes with police on Friday in the northern city of Saint-Louis, an opposition leader and a local hospital source said.

In the capital Dakar, security forces fired tear gas to disperse the crowds.

The 25 February elections were delayed until 15 December, with President Macky Sall denying clinging on to power.

Mr Sall had earlier called off the polls indefinitely, arguing this was needed to resolve a dispute over the eligibility of presidential candidates.

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