From restaurants to water towers, unrest dents Senegal's economy - SABC News

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Senegal is taking stock of the damage after the jail sentencing of prominent opposition figure Ousmane Sonko sparked the worst civil unrest in decades that threatens to dent progress in one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies.

Sixteen people died and hundreds were injured. Rioters attacked banks, supermarkets and petrol stations. Small businesses were also hit.

An attack on a state-owned water plant could create shortages in Dakar, where it hasn’t rained for eight months and where water cuts are common, Diome said. Citizens rapidly feel the pinch in a country where over 95% of the work is informal, according to the International Labour Organisation.

 

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