After the announcement of planned strikes and protest in response to the recent postponement of the general elections by the President Macky Sall, the government yesterday asked communications companies to restrict access to the internet by citizens. There have been violent clashes since the postponement of elections in the country which many believe is a back door move for the President to extend his stay beyond his term. Elections were scheduled to hold February 25th but has been postponed indefinitely. The postponement was surprising and worrying for a few reasons. First, Senegal was always seen as one of the stable democracies in the region. It is also coming amidst the growing decline in democratic credentials in the region following the coups in Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali in the last few years.
