Rising tensions in Senegal over foreigner controls

For Amadou Bangoura, a 30-year-old Béninois student, the memory of that night remains vivid. It was nearly 10 p.m. as he left his gym in Liberté 6, Dakar, heading home. The streets were nearly empty, shops closed, and only the occasional headlights pierced the darkness. Suddenly, a police patrol ordered him to stop. Two officers stepped out of their vehicle and demanded, ‘Show your papers.’