Senegal’s opposition called for fresh protests Monday in the capital Dakar after a week of urban clashes which have left two dead. “We call for a protest at 3:00 pm (1500GMT) at Independence Square,” said Alioune Tine, coordinator of the June 23 Movement (M23) of opposition and civil society against President Abdoulaye Wade’s third term bid in February 26 polls. Tension is running high in the usually peaceful country, six days ahead of presidential polls in which 85-year-old Wade is seeking a controversial third term in office which the opposition says is unconstitutional. Two daily newspapers headlined that the country was “bloody and on fire” after riots erupted around Senegal on Sunday….
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