Senegal’s poster printers out of pocket as election campaigning goes social

In the past, presidential candidates in Senegal have jostled to control billboards across the country, plastering their image all over major cities. But this year things seem to have changed with many focusing their efforts on face-to-face meetings and social media campaigning. Industrial printers had been hoping to make record profits given the unprecedented crowded presidential field, but many have had to revise their expectations.