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Senegal political crisis

Monday, 05 April 2021 1:36 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 05 April 2021 1:47 AM ]

Senegals President MackySall has been experiencing the most serious crisis since coming to power. This West African was recently rocked by deadly street protests following the arrest of populist opposition leader OusmanneSonko.

He says charges of rape against him are politically motivated. President Sall addressed the nation and appealed for calm after violent demonstrations left several people dead This edition of Africa Today is focusing on the recent unrest in Senegal which, unfortunately, resulted in loss of life and material damage.

The second part of our program will look into the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa amid concerns over delayed vaccination after rich Western countries acquired more doses of the vaccines than they need. Stay tuned till the end of our show today.

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