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By Ben Miller and Rob Stevens
Senegalese lobby groups have called for peaceful protests across the country on Tuesday against the postponement of this month’s presidential election. BBC Sport Africa
The Aar Sunu Election (Let’s protect our election, in Wolof language), a newly-formed political platform of about 40 groups, said the protests will start at 1500 GMT. BBC Sport Africa takes a look at the winners and losers from Afcon 2023, including VAR technology and Mohamed Salah's misery.
The protest organisers, who include opposition parties, have urged people to come out in large numbers despite a police ban.
While banning the planned march, Cherif Mouhamadou Blondin Ndiaye, the prefect of Dakar, said that the protests risked disturbing public order and hindering the free movement of people and goods.
Last week, three people were killed and hundreds arrested in protests against the delay of the election, condemned by the opposition as a "constitutional coup".
President Macky Sall controversially pushed back the 25 February vote at short notice, citing a row over the eligibility of candidates.
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'We feel betrayed by President Macky Sall'
Why West Africa's united front is in tatters
Senegal on the brink after elections postponed
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