Senegal's constitional reform continues to split the country's political landscape.
Outside the parliament building in Dakar, angry protesters marched last week against the country's proposed new constitution. The situation escalated when security forces fired tear gas to disperse the crowd.
Lawmakers inside the building engaged in a heated debate, with opposition politicians boycotting the vote on the reform; some were even seen storming the podium. Security forces had to forcibly remove one lawmaker from the chamber.
Despite all this, the controversial constitutional reform was eventually passed in parliament by a majority vote of the ruling PASTEF (African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics, and Brotherhood) party amid great confusion over who supports whom in the escalating power struggle in Senegal's top political positions.
However, there's no victory for anyone to celebrate just yet: President Bassirou Diomaye Faye refused to sign the bill, announcing that a referendum would be held instead.
