Senegalese civil society “remains vigilant” as top court overturns election delay  : Peoples Dispatch

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Senegalese civil society “remains vigilant” as top court overturns election delay  : Peoples Dispatch

Thousands of people gathered in Dakar on Saturday, February 17 for a silent march to demand that the government uphold the election calendar. On Friday, Senegalese president Macky Sall had announced that he would abide by the Constitutional Council’s decision to organize elections in the country “as soon as possible.” The declaration comes in the wake of days of protests against the postponement of the much-awaited polls, which saw deadly violen…