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Top Senegal opposition leader vows to help win March 24 election, speaking out after prison release
9 months, 1 week ago

Top Senegal opposition leader vows to help win March 24 election, speaking out after prison release

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Top opposition leader Ousmane Sonko vowed Friday to help his team win Senegal’s March 24 presidential election even though he is barred from the ballot, jumping into the campaign in his first public address since being freed from prison a day earlier. Ousmane Sonko’s release late Thursday after months behind bars triggered a mix of jubilation and …

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‘We want Sonko’: Senegal opposition boosted after leaders freed before vote
9 months, 1 week ago

‘We want Sonko’: Senegal opposition boosted after leaders freed before vote

Al Jazeera  

The release of firebrand Sonko and his right-hand man Faye could help opposition chances in the March 24 election to replace outgoing President Macky Sall. Celebrations broke out among Senegal’s opposition supporters after two of their top leaders were freed from jail 10 days before the country’s delayed presidential election. Firebrand politician Ousmane Sonko and his close aide Bassirou Diomaye …

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Senegal’s top opposition leader freed from prison ahead of presidential election this month
9 months, 1 week ago

Senegal’s top opposition leader freed from prison ahead of presidential election this month

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has been released from prison ahead of the presidential election later this month, triggering jubilant celebrations across the country’s capital. Sonko, who finished third in the 2019 presidential election, is popular among young people and his fiery campaign to tackle corruption has resonated in a country with economic hardship. Sall himself …

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Senegalese opposition leader Sonko regains consciousness but remains on hunger strike, lawyer says
1 year, 1 month ago

Senegalese opposition leader Sonko regains consciousness but remains on hunger strike, lawyer says

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — A lawyer for Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko said Thursday that the detained politician had regained consciousness but remains “in a very precarious condition” on hunger strike. Sonko, a popular figure with young Senegalese who placed third in the last presidential election, first began refusing food after he was placed in detention in late July. Branco told …

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Senegal violence threatens country’s stability as experts call on government to instill calm
1 year, 6 months ago

Senegal violence threatens country’s stability as experts call on government to instill calm

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal experts called on the government on Monday to instill calm after days of the deadliest violence in years and concerns it could have lasting consequences. While Senegal, a country of around 17 million people, has experienced upheaval before, rights groups and analysts say the current clashes are the worst political crisis the nation has seen since …

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Gabon and Togo Commonwealth entry is latest dent to French influence
2 years, 5 months ago

Gabon and Togo Commonwealth entry is latest dent to French influence

Al Jazeera  

The Anglophone pivot comes on the back of successive coups in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso to remove pro-French leaders. Libreville, Gabon – “Traditional polarity is changing and with that Gabon must also change,” Michael Moussa-Adamo, Gabon’s foreign minister, told Al Jazeera shortly before the Central African country joined the Commonwealth last month. The two African countries were once considered …

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