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Youths in Senegal have taken to the streets to protest a new COVID-19 curfew which was imposed on the capital, Dakar, on Thursday, January 7, burning tyres and erecting barricades as police fired tear gas to disperse them. Reports say there were overnight clashes in the Ngor district of the capital, while other incidents were reported in the Medina and Yoff areas and suburban Pikine, Guediawaye and Thiaroye. Violence erupted on the first night of a 9 pm-5 am curfew announced by President Macky Sall for Dakar and the adjoining region of Thies. The two cities jointly account for nearly 90 perce...

Youths protesting a coronavirus curfew fought with security forces in the Senegalese capital Dakar overnight Wednesday, burning tyres and erecting barricades as police fired tear gas. The main clashes were in the city's Ngor district, while other incidents were reported in the Medina and Yoff areas and suburban Pikine, Guediawaye and Thiaroye. The violence erupted on the first night of a 9 pm-5 am curfew announced by President Macky Sall for Dakar and the adjoining region of Thies. Together, they account for nearly 90 percent of Senegal's Covid-19 cases, according to health authorities. The g...