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Protesters and security forces clash in Senegal over election delay

The death toll in the Senegal violence has risen to 15 as supporters of convicted opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and police continued to clash, the government said on Saturday. Sonko came third in Senegal’s 2019 presidential election and is popular with the country’s youth. Sonko is considered President Macky Sall’s main competition and has urged Sall to state publicly that …

Death toll from Senegal protests rises to 15 as opposition supporters clash with police

DAKAR, Senegal — The number of people killed in days of clashes between Senegalese police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has now risen to 15, including two security officers, the government said on Saturday. France’s ministry for Europe and foreign affairs said it was “extremely concerned by the violence” and called for a resolution to this crisis, in …

Unrest shakes Senegal ahead of presidential polls as police clash with opposition protesters

Much of the anger on the street is targeted towards President Macky Sall, whose failure to rule out running for a third term in office has incensed many Dakar: Police fired tear gas at stone-hurling protestor during street clashes in Senegal’s capital on Thursday, ahead of a court case involving a prominent opposition politician that has triggered widespread anger among …

Unrest in Senegal as police clash with opposition supporters

Ousmane Sonko, widely supported by Senegalese youth, is facing a civil libel case filed against him by Senegal’s tourism minister for alleged defamation and public insults. Police and demonstrators clashed in Senegal’s capital Dakar on Thursday before a court case involving opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who is widely supported by many of the West African country’s youth. Law enforcement officers …