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Senegal swears in Africa’s youngest elected leader as president in a dramatic prison-to-palace rise
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Senegal swears in Africa’s youngest elected leader as president in a dramatic prison-to-palace rise

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal inaugurated Africa’s youngest elected leader as president on Tuesday, as the 44-year-old and previously little-known Bassirou Diomaye Faye completed a dramatic ascent from prison to palace within weeks. Last month’s election tested Senegal’s reputation as a stable democracy in West Africa, a region rocked in recent years by coups and attempted coups. “Through my election, the …

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Senegal’s top opposition leaders released from prison as elections loom
9 months, 1 week ago

Senegal’s top opposition leaders released from prison as elections loom

Al Jazeera  

Freedom for Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye could dramatically alter the election race. Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has been released from prison, triggering jubilant celebrations outside the prison as well as across Dakar, the capital. State broadcaster RTS reported Sonko was freed along with key ally Bassirou Diomaye Faye late on Thursday. Their release comes after a …

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Two killed in Senegal in protests over arrest of opposition figure Sonko
1 year, 4 months ago

Two killed in Senegal in protests over arrest of opposition figure Sonko

Al Jazeera  

West African country’s interior ministry says it is taking measures to ‘preserve peace and tranquillity in the country’. Two people have been killed in Senegal in protests sparked by the arrest of opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, according to the country’s interior ministry. Senegal’s Interior Minister Antoine Felix Abdoulaye Diome on Monday announced that the government had dissolved Sonko’s Patriots of …

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Senegal dissolves party of opposition leader Sonko
1 year, 4 months ago

Senegal dissolves party of opposition leader Sonko

Al Jazeera  

Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko faces charges of fomenting insurrection as interior ministry says his PASTEF party has been dissolved. Senegal’s interior ministry has dissolved the political party of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko for rallying supporters into stoking unrest during violent protests last month, as demonstrators clashed with police in the capital Dakar. Sonko on hunger strike “It’s a farce,” …

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Senegal’s Ousmane Sonko charged with fomenting insurrection
1 year, 4 months ago

Senegal’s Ousmane Sonko charged with fomenting insurrection

Al Jazeera  

New charges follow opposition leader’s arrest on Friday and are not related to an alleged rape case that sparked deadly riots in June. Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been charged with plotting an insurrection and other new offences, according to the country’s public prosecutor. Abdou Karim Diop, Senegal’s public prosecutor, told reporters the new charges stem from comments Sonko …

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Senegal’s opposition leader charged with conspiracy against the state and calls for insurrection
1 year, 4 months ago

Senegal’s opposition leader charged with conspiracy against the state and calls for insurrection

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been charged with conspiracy against the state and calls for insurrections among other offenses, the public prosecutor said Saturday. The announcement comes weeks after Sonko was convicted on separate charges of corrupting youth and sentenced to two years in prison, which ignited deadly protests across the nation. Prosecutor Abdou Karim Diop …

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Senegal’s president calls for an investigation into deadly clashes, says he’s open to dialogue
1 year, 6 months ago

Senegal’s president calls for an investigation into deadly clashes, says he’s open to dialogue

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s president has ordered an investigation to determine who was responsible for protests by supporters of a political opponent that turned deadly last week but said he was open to consulting with the parties involved. He said the protests had included violence, looting and cyber-attacks, “the aim of which was undoubtedly to sow terror and bring our …

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Death toll from Senegal protests rises to 15 as opposition supporters clash with police
1 year, 6 months ago

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

Associated Press  

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 …

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UN, AU call for calm as death toll in Senegal violence rises
1 year, 6 months ago

UN, AU call for calm as death toll in Senegal violence rises

Al Jazeera  

At least 15 people have been killed in Senegal following an outbreak of violence after the sentencing of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. The AU said its commission president, Moussa Faki Mahamat, strongly condemned the violence and urged leaders to avoid acts, which “tarnish the face of Senegalese democracy, of which Africa has always been proud”. Senegal government spokesman Abdou Karim …

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Police fire tear gas and protesters burn vehicles near home of Senegal’s main opposition leader
1 year, 6 months ago

Police fire tear gas and protesters burn vehicles near home of Senegal’s main opposition leader

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Police fired tear gas and demonstrators burned cars Monday near the home of Senegal’s main opposition leader, as tensions rise in the capital days before a court verdict is expected on charges against the politician. The clashes came a day after police stopped Sonko’s “freedom caravan,” traveling from his hometown of Ziguinchor, in the south and where …

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Clashes between Senegal’s police and supporters of opposition leader leave one dead, others hurt
1 year, 6 months ago

Clashes between Senegal’s police and supporters of opposition leader leave one dead, others hurt

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Clashes between police and supporters of the opposition leader in Senegal left one person dead and several injured, friends of the victim told The Associated Press on Saturday. Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko had called on his supporters to follow him in a “freedom caravan” from his hometown of Ziguinchor, in the south and where he is the …

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Senegal sees unrest ahead of opposition leader’s rape trial; officer hit by police vehicle killed
1 year, 7 months ago

Senegal sees unrest ahead of opposition leader’s rape trial; officer hit by police vehicle killed

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — A police officer died and several demonstrators were injured Monday during clashes between security forces and supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko in his hometown, according to an interior ministry statement and media reports. The unrest in Ziguinchor, a town in southern Senegal, came a day before the expected start of Sonko’s rape trial in the …

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