| 5,713,772 |
14.6667 |
-17.44406 |
Senegal |
|
Around 1,000 Senegalese opposition supporters took to the streets on Saturday to protest President Abdoulaye Wades regime, saying they were fed up with power cuts, floods, and rising food costs. |
| 5,713,776 |
12.8275 |
-16.17389 |
Senegal |
|
The soldiers are killed in an ambush by MFDC. |
| 5,713,780 |
12.70806 |
-15.55694 |
Senegal |
|
Suspected rebels kill one when they ambush their vehicle. |
| 5,713,783 |
14.77446 |
-17.40212 |
Senegal |
|
People protest power cuts by burning tires in suburban Dakar. |
| 5,713,786 |
14.77446 |
-17.40212 |
Senegal |
|
People protest power cuts by burning tires in suburban Dakar. |
| 5,713,790 |
12.55 |
-16.23 |
Senegal |
|
An army spokesman says that seven Senegalese soldiers have been killed in an attack in the countrys southern Casamance region, where rebels have struggled for independence for decades. The following day the army sent several patrols in the area to try to capture the assailants. |
| 5,713,794 |
14.6667 |
-17.44406 |
Senegal |
|
Senegalese police armed with riot shields and batons on Wednesday prevented opposition supporters from holding a banned march to protest the squandering of public funds, an AFP journalist reported.The police awaited the protesters where the march was scheduled to start, and dozens who showed up were pushed back into adjacent streets. |
| 5,713,976 |
16.61778 |
-15.04139 |
Senegal |
|
Two people were killed Monday in northern Senegal during clashes between security forces and opposition members protesting President Abdoulaye Wade's reelection bid. Five others injured. |
| 5,713,798 |
12.70806 |
-15.55694 |
Senegal |
|
Two soldiers of the Senegalese army were killed and another injured on Tuesday in the troubled southern region of Casamance during confrontations with armed men belonging to the separatist Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC), a security source has revealed. The same source said the incident happened between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. at the Silinkine village, which is not far away from the countrys border with Gambia, when soldiers attempted to pursue people who had blocked a national road. |
| 5,713,802 |
12.70806 |
-15.55694 |
Senegal |
|
Fighting took place in the area of Basada on Thursday 13 January 2011. Eye witnesses, who spoke to this reporter during his visit to the border area between the Gambia and Senegal, said a Senegalese media reported that 3 solders have lost their lives in the fighting. However there were no reports of any deaths on the rebel side. |
