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Dakar alerts today: protests, strikes & incidents
Live counts
Last alert: · Updated: 2026-10-23 09:12 UTC
30-day snapshot
Busiest day: 2026-10-22 (2)
By type
| Gathering | 3 |
| Assault | 1 |
Recent alerts
| alerts | Type | Last seen | sources | confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal: parents denounce a strike which disrupts the start of the school year - africaradio.com | Gathering | 2 | 33/100 unverified | |
| In Senegal, calls for demonstrations and a general strike just before the YOG - France 24 | Gathering | 41 | 62/100 verified | |
| Senegal: General Strike Continues Amid Protests Against New Labour Laws - allAfrica.com | Gathering | 1 | 45/100 verified | |
| “A real butcher’s shop”: The former French ambassador to Senegal, Jean-Christophe Rufin, recounts his attack - Seneweb | Assault | 2 | 23/100 unverified |
Frequently asked questions
Are there protests, strikes or incidents in Dakar today?
In the last 24 hours alerts.live shows 3 alerts in Dakar; in the last 7 days 4; in the last 30 days 4. Counts update about every 10 minutes from public news and official open-data sources.
What kinds of incidents are tracked in Dakar?
alerts.live tracks assaults, clashes, shootings, closures and gatherings (protests, strikes, marches). Last 30 days in Dakar: Gathering 3, Assault 1.
Where does the information for Dakar come from?
Alerts are detected automatically in news articles and official feeds, and every alert links to its original articles. 43 distinct sources are linked for Dakar (seneweb.com, allafrica.com, africaradio.com, xibaaru.sn, xalimasn.com).
How reliable are these alerts?
Each alert has a confidence score from 0 to 100 that rises with independent sources and official confirmation. In Dakar over the last 30 days the average is 41/100 and 2 of 4 alerts are verified. See the methodology page for how it is computed.
Is this a safety score for Dakar?
No. alerts.live is descriptive: it counts and maps reported events and does not rate how safe a place is. Always follow local authorities and official guidance.
How can I follow alerts for Dakar?
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Sources
seneweb.com (2) · allafrica.com (2) · africaradio.com (2) · xibaaru.sn (1) · xalimasn.com (1) · trtafrika.com (1) · streamlinefeed.co.ke (1) · senego.com (1) · senegalinfos.com (1) · rfi.fr (1) · quid.ma (1) · pulse.sn (1)
Monitored news feeds for this place: 2
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