Sylvain Cherkaoui, photojournaliste

A Man waits in front of clouds of tear gas, fired by police to disperse anti-government protesters who had wanted to occupy a central square, in Dakar, Senegal, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. Police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters who had planned to go ahead with a sleep-in Thursday at Place de l'Obelisque, even though the government had banned the demonstration being held one week before the country's presidential election