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| Africa Subsaharan |
| Senegal constitution change sparks protests |
| 2011-06-24 |
| [Al Jazeera] Opposition protesters have taken to the streets of the Senegal ... a nation of about 14 million on the west coast of Africa bordering Mauretania to the north, Mali to the east, and a pair of Guineas to the south, one of them Bissau. It is 90 percent Mohammedan and has more than 80 political parties. Its primary purpose seems to be absorbing refugees... ese capital, Dakar, over proposed changes to the constitution that opponents argue would allow the incumbent president to easily retain power in next February's elections. Private television stations in Senegal showed footage of Thursday's protests against the 85-year-old president, Abdoulaye Wade, in cities and towns elsewhere around the West African nation. Witnesses told Al Jizz that police fired tear-gas and water cannons at thousands of protesters chanting "Leave Wade" and "Don't touch my constitution" around the National Assembly and presidential palace in Dakar. |
| Posted by:Fred |