Spillover from Senegal unrest hits economy

A woman walking past a burned out and ransacked supermarket in the popular Yoff Neighbourhood of Dakar on June 5 this year as protest calmed down four days after a court in Senegal sentenced Sonko. — AFP

AS Senegalese struggle with the aftermath of deadly protests sparked by the conviction of an opposition leader, attention is shifting to the impact on the nation’s economy.

Two days of violence early this month have cost “billions of CFA francs” – tens of millions of US dollars – and political risk is threatening this year’s growth targets, said consultant economist Mansour Sambe.