Senegal on Tuesday shut down several of its overseas consulates including in Paris and New York after they were targeted by a fresh wave of protests that has rocked the West African country domestically and abroad. Young protesters clashed with security forces last week, resulting in at least 16 deaths and hundreds of arrests, after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to two years in jail.
The current situation in Senegal is one of social and political unrest, with young people at the forefront of demonstrations that have swept the country ever since charges were brought against leading opposition figure Ousmane Sonko in 2021.
