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The Republic of Senegal government has disabled Facebook and other social media apps after the country police killed a protester during a protest which began when Qusmane Sonko, Senegal's leading opposition figure was arrested on Wednesday.
The government’s responded to the unrest by disabling the country’s digital access to social media. Senegal’s move is similar to Ethiopia’s decision to shut down the internet two years ago and Uganda during its past election.
READ ALSO: #FreeSenegal: Twitter Reacts As Senegal Blocks Social Media
According to NetBlocks, an organisation that monitors cybersecurity and the governance of the Internet in real-time all over the world, Facebook, Whatsapp and telegram CDN servers have been disrupted.
"Confirmed: Social media and messaging apps restricted in #Senegal amid political unrest following arrest of opposition leader; real-time metrics show Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp and Telegram CDN servers disrupted, limiting photo and video sharing.”
⚠️ Confirmed: Social media and messaging apps restricted in #Senegal amid political unrest following arrest of opposition leader; real-time metrics show Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp and Telegram CDN servers disrupted, limiting photo and video sharing ?
— NetBlocks (@netblocks) March 5, 2021
? https://t.co/klvokfpLyu pic.twitter.com/L6q3ygu9jP
Sanko was arrested for disturbing public peace and was accused of rape by an employee at a beauty salon, but he claimed the charges are politically motivated
Senegal parliament voted on Friday to strip him of immunity so he could face those charges leveled against him. But before his court appearance on Thursday, his supporters followed his convoy, chanting and reportedly threw stones at the policemen.
It was reported that policemen killed one of the protesters while four police officers were injured during the tussle.
Keep Senegal in mind. ??
Clash between police officers and protesters in Senegal following the arrest of Opposition Leader, Ousmane Sonko.#FreeSenegal pic.twitter.com/2ZoOBNgnvL— Africa Facts Zone (@AfricaFactsZone) March 6, 2021
Protester got shot in the head, they killing us!!! #FreeSenegal #kebetu pic.twitter.com/00h5cjtFBM
— Yâ Hussain ❤️ (@wettanaam) March 6, 2021
However, protesters and social media still have full access to Twitter as of the time of this report.
Citizens and social media users are using the #FreeSenegal hashtag to draw attention to the situation, asking global figures to use the hashtag and help evade media silence.
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