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Senegal: Opposition Leader Sonko Gets Suspended Sentence for 'Insult'
allAfrica, 9 May 2023
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was given a suspended six-month sentence in his appeal against a defamation and public insult conviction in the case between him and… Read more »
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Senegal: Govt, Jakai Rebel Faction to Sign Peace Deal
The Point, 8 May 2023
The coordinator of a Ziguinchor-based civil society organisation on peace building in the Senegambia region, COSPAC says his organisation has reached a peace deal with the… Read more »
Senegal Opposition Leader Gets Suspended Sentence on Appeal
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was given a suspended six-month sentence in his appeal against a defamation and public insult conviction in the case between him and Minister Mame Mbaye Niang.
Ousmane Sonko has what he calls a plot to remove him from the political scene and recalls his "campaign of civic disobedience against justice". The politician is also facing rape charges in another trial - the first hearing of which is to be held on May 16.
A demonstration is planned for Friday, May 12, by the platform "« des forces vives de la nation F24 'who oppose a third term bid for President Macky Sall, and denounce "the instrumentalisation of justice to eliminate candidates".
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Dozens of people in Senegal's capital of Dakar were arrested on Thursday March 30, 2023 as protesters hurled rocks at police and blocked roads with burning tyres, while police ... Read more »
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Senegal's President Macky Sall has told the government to take measures to preserve public order after protests over the trial of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko left at leas Read more »
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Authorities are intensifying repression ahead of the 2024 presidential election by cracking down on human rights, restricting civic space, banning protests and detaining a ... Read more »
Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko believes the allegations against him are part of a political ploy.
