By Usumaan Ceesay, our reporter in Dakar
President Macky Sall, after a vast operation of food distribution in all regions of the country, on behalf of more than a million households, has just taken other measures well received by the Senegalese people.
Following the introduction of a curfew in the country, which has plunged many workers into insecurity, President Macky Sall and his government have initiated social aid measures to alleviate the suffering of the population.
Today, in the face of an opposition that demanded lower electricity and water prices, the Senegalese government, on the recommendation of President Macky Sall, simply preferred to pay for electricity and water for households that do not consume more than 25,000 CFA francs.
At least 80 percent of the Senegalese people will be affected by the new mesure.
The measure only covers a period of two months as it has emerged its continuity or cessation will depend on the coronavirus crisis.
The number of coronavirus cases in Senegal has exceeded 1,000.
