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Protests in Senegal Ahead of Presidential Elections
In Senegal’s capital city of Dakar, protests have turned violent amid demands that current President Abdoulaye Wade abandon his run for a third bid in the February 26 election.
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Supporters of President Abdoulaye Wade cheer at a campaign rally in Dakar, Feb. 23, 2012. (AP)
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Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade is surrounded by supporters and security as he travels between campaign stops in the suburbs of Dakar, Senegal Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. (AP)
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Opposition presidential candidates Idrissa Seck, left, and Cheikh Bamba Dieye at an unauthorized anti-government protest in central Dakar, Senegal, Feb. 22, 2012. (AP)
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A Senegalese riot policeman loads rubber bullets into his weapon in Dakar, February 21, 2012. (Reuters)