Mobile internet cut in Dakar amid Senegal political crisis
Dakar, Senegal — AFP
Access to mobile internet has been cut in Dakar, as Senegal grapples with a political crisis after President Macky Sall announced a postponement of this month’s election.
Many users in the capital said they had been unable to access mobile data on their phones since Monday morning.
Senegal’s parliament is due shortly to begin debating a proposal to postpone the presidential poll — previously set for February 25 — for up to six months.
It came a day after violent street protests shook Dakar during which security forces fired tear gas at demonstrators and at least one senior opposition figure was arrested.
The Sonatel workers’ union, Senegal’s principal telephone operator, had on Sunday anticipated a blackout, saying it “disapproves of any idea by the Senegalese government to cut off or restrict the internet”.
The government also suspended mobile data last June amid tensions in the country.
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