Student Killed in Senegal Protests over Election Delay

Sudan Events – Sumaya Sayed 

A student has been killed in the Senegalese city of Saint-Louis during violent protests against the postponement of the presidential election.

Clashes between security forces and protesters gripped Senegal’s capital and other cities, the first widespread unrest over the delay of a vote that many fear could lead to protracted instability.

Security forces in Senegal have clashed with hundreds of protesters who are opposed to the delay of the presidential election that was supposed to take place on February 25.

In Dakar, police fired tear gas on crowds and prevented people from meeting and gathering to protest, according to Al Jazeera’s Nicholas Haque, reporting from the capital.