Senegal Declares 3-Day Mourning Period

Sources: BBC World and Sénégal public holidays. Serigne Saliou Mbacke, the the fifth caliph of the Mouride Muslim brotherhood, as well as the religious adviser to Senegalese President, Abdoulaye Wade, died on Friday, and a 3-day national mourning period was declared from Friday, December 28, to Sunday, December 30, inclusively. This national mourning period will not be a public holiday.