Senegalese public transport strike ends

DAKAR — Senegalese bus and taxi drivers have ended a two-day strike that had left people stranded and resorting to horse-drawn carts to get to work, union officials said Wednesday.

"We have lifted the 48-hour strike, but you must know that nothing came out of our meeting with the energy minister (Ibrahima Sarr)," said Alassane Ndoye of the National Alliance of Senegalese Workers.

Ndoye told the Senegalese News Agency that unions would meet after the religious holiday Magal on January 12 "to put in place another plan of action. And then we will not go back on any point until we are completely satisfied."

Drivers in Senegal -- where a presidential election is due next month -- were protesting against the high price of fuel, the cost of insurance, police harassment and a lack of social protection from their employers.