Recall that in late June, anti-government protests against constitutional changes escalated in Senegal in mass pogroms of buildings and infrastructure of the state energy company Senelec. Thousands of protesters gathered in the Senegalese capital Dakar center to protest against the introduction of a constitutional amendment providing for, inter alia, introduction of the vice president. During the crackdowns, affected more than 100 people – both protesters and law enforcement officers. After massive protests, the president of Senegal, 82-year-old Abdoulaye Wade has agreed to withdraw from parliament to amend the constitution, which, according to the opposition, will lead to a hereditary transfer of power. However, the discontent of citizens is also a West African country's deteriorating economic situation – even in the business districts of Dakar, are undergoing a power outage lasting up to 12 hours. Hundreds of residents of Dakar captured and burned the headquarters Senelec. The same fate befell the subsidiaries located in different parts of the Senegalese capital
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