One dead, some thirty wounded, houses and stores set on fire: this is the toll of the clashes that took place on Tabaski Day in the town of Médina Gounass, located in the Vélingara department. This dramatic toll, which affected two communities that populate the religious town, has not prompted them to become radicalized. On the contrary, they urged calm, while calling on the Senegalese government to ensure people’s safety. Le Quotidien

By Abdoulaye KAMARA / akamara@lequotidien.sn

  • Translation by Ndey T. SOSSEH