Ecowas president postpones Senegal visit as political crisis deepens

Nigeria’s president and head of Ecowas, Bola Tinubu, was due to meet Sall today, Monday.

No new date for the visit has been set at this stage, according to sources talking to RFI.

During the meeting, the Nigerian leader was expected to call on Sall to respect the constitution of his country and to avoid plunging Senegal into a sustained crisis.

This follows protests over the weekend against the postponement of the presidential elections that were due to take place at the end of this month.

Violent clashes with the police resulted in the death of three students in the capital Dakar, and in Ziguinchor in the southern region of Casamance, a stronghold of ex-Pastef leader Ousmane Sonko. Senegalese voters also protested in European capitals over the weekend.

Credit: rfi

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