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Senegalese minister oversees road clearance operations in Dakar

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Senegalese Interior Minister Mouhamadou Makhtar Cissé supervised clearance operations carried out in several districts of Dakar and its suburbs. The operations involved local authorities in what was described as close coordination, according to the Senegalese Press Agency (APS).

Senegalese Minister of the Interior and Public Security Mouhamadou Makhtar Cissé supervised operations to clear public roads in several districts of Dakar and its suburbs on Monday evening, according to the Senegalese Press Agency (APS).

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