Interior Minister Aly Ngouille Ndiaye said the start of the 9:00 pm to 5:00 am curfew would be pushed back by two hours, to 11:00 pm.
"From today, transport restrictions across the country are being lifted, with the curfew being maintained from 11pm to 5am," he said on state television.
The anger has focused on the curfew, but transport workers have also gone on strike over the travel restrictions. The Brotherhood's leader, Serigne Mountakha Mbacke, appeared on television late Tuesday to urge protesters to go home and vowed to address the problems. They have also been deeply felt on a personal level by many Senegalese who depend on day-by-day jobs.Around 40 percent of the population live below the threshold of poverty, according to a World Bank benchmark.
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