Protests amid Senegal elections

The well-known singer Youssou Ndour arrives to address the crowd in central Dakar, Senegal

A Man waits in front of clouds of tear gas, fired by police to disperse anti-government protesters who had wanted to occupy a central square, in Dakar, Senegal

Madiguene Cisse, 61, who fought for two decades to help get Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade elected before becoming an opposition activist, is arrested by police at Place de l'Independence, where anti-government protesters had intended to gather.

Riot Police officers hold a tear gas can and a rocket during clashes in central Dakar, Senegal

Hundreds gather to pray in solidarity with anti-government protesters, in the midst of running clashes with police, in central Dakar, Senegal

Policeman beats an Anti-government protesters in central Dakar, Senegal

Anti-government protester is arrested by police, in central Dakar, Senegal

Policeman cleans street barricades constructed by Anti-government protesters in central Dakar, Senegal