Cyberattack targets government websites in Senegal

Senegal's government websites are back online this Saturday after a cyberattack paralyzed the network on Friday.

The attack was claimed by a group with alleged links to hacker group Anonymous .

The attackers expressed their solidarity with Senegalese citizens and their right to freely choose their president.

The attack took place against a background of increased tensions regarding the future of President Macky Sall who is yet to reveal if he is running for a third mandate.

On Friday, opposition figure Ousmane Sonko started his return trip to the capital, Dakar , in a so-called "caravan of freedom".