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1 | Senegal: Week Before Elections Police and Protesters Clash in Dakar | Senegal: Gidragidran'ny Polisy Sy Ny Mpanao Fihetsiketsehana Herinandro Mialoha Ny Fifidianana |
2 | Home of great African political leaders such as Cheikh Anta Diop and Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegal used to be the beacon of Democracy in Africa. | Firenena niavian'ireo mpitarika politika Afrikana malaza toa an'i Cheikh Anta Diop sy i Léopold Sédar Senghor, Noheverina ho Mpitari-dalan'ny Demokrasia eto Afrika hatrany i Senegal. |
3 | Not anymore. | Saingy tsy izany intsony. |
4 | A week before the presidential elections, Senegal is mired in pre-electoral violence sparked by the candidacy of incumbent president Abdoulaye Wade's seeking a third term in office. | Herinandro mialoha ny fifidianana filoham-pirenena dia rendrika ao anatin'ny herisetra nateraky ny firotsahan'ny filoha ankehitriny Abdoulaye Wade mitady fe-potoana fahatelo hofidiana indray i Senegal. |
5 | Since Wade's candidacy was approved by the Constitutional Council, the opposition has organized street protests against Wade's seeking another term, which, according to them, is a clear violation of the country's constitution. | Nanomana fihetsiketsehana an-dalambe hanoherana ny fitadiavan'i Wade fe-potoana hafa itondrana, izay heverin'izy ireo ho fanitsakitsahana mivandravandra ny Lalampanorenana ny mpanohitra hatramin'ny fotoana naneken'ny Fitsarana Momba ny Lalampanorenana ny firotsahan'i Wade. |
6 | For the past six days protesters and police have been engaged in a face-off which culminated in violent clashes on February 17. Amnesty International reports that many protesters have been intimidated and arrested. | Nandritra ny enina andro izay no nifanandrina tamin-kerisetra ny polisy sy ny mpanao fihetsiketsehana ary ny faratampony dia tamin'ny 17 Febroary. Nitatitra ny Amnesty International fa maro ny mpanao fihetsiketsehana no norahonana sy nosamborina. |
7 | Cheikh Bamba Dièye, one of the presidential candidates, was arrested and detained briefly for participating in the protests [fr]. | Ny Cheikh Bamba Dièye, iray amin'ny kandidà mirotsaka hofidiana, dia nosamborina sy notazonina vetivety noho ny fandraisany anjara tamin'ny fihetsiketsehana [fr]. |
8 | Photos of make-shift barricades. Image by momonad1 | Sakana napetraka noho ny hamehana hoy i momonad1 |
9 | The violent clashes have been escalating for the past four days, and discussed and documented in photos and videos on social networks. | Nirehitra nandritra izay efatra andro farany izay ny gidragidra, ka niadian-kevitra sy noratekina tamin'ny tambajotra an-tserasera ny sary sy lahatsary momba izany. |
10 | The hashtags used by Twitter users to report on the clashes and the pre-electoral events in Senegal are #sunu2012 and #kebetu and #M23. | Ny tenifototra ampiasain'ny mpisera Twitter itaterana ny gidragidra sy ny tranga mandritra ny fampielezan-kevitra ao Senegal dia ny #sunu2012 sy ny #kebetu ary ny #M23. |
11 | Ten people have been injured so far in the clashes. | Hatramin'ny 10 no naratra nandritra ny fifanandrinana. |
12 | Here are some of the videos and photos of the scene in Dakar: | Indreto ny sary sy lahatsary vitsivitsy tamin'izay nitranga tao Dakar: |
13 | Injured man at protest in Dakar. Image by Basile Niane | Lehilahy naratra nandritra ny fihetsiketsehana tao Dakar hoy i Basile Niane |
14 | This video of a policeman throwing a grenade into a mosque has outraged many Senegalese: | Ity lahatsary ahitana polisy mitoraka grenady tamina moskea iray ity no nanafintohina ny Senegaley maro: |
15 | More violence around the mosque: | Heristra hafa manodidina ny moskea: |
16 | Man trying to avoid tear gas. Image by Alioune Diop | Lehilahy miezaka midify ny entona mandatsa-dranomaso hoy i Alioune Diop |
17 | A video by blogger Basile Niane at the protest at Place de l'indépendance: | Lahatsary iray avy amin'ny bilaogera Basile Niane tao amin'ny fihetsiketsehan'ny Kianjan'ny Fahaleovantena: |
18 | Police in Dakar getting ready. Image by Mr Boombastic Pio | Polisy ao Dakar efa vonona hoy i Mr Boombastic Pio |