Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has announced that he is resuming his hunger strike, which he had previously paused in September. Sonko, who is a candidate for the 2024 presidenti… Read More
A judge in the southern Senegalese city of Ziguinchor has cancelled the removal of imprisoned opposition politician Ousmane Sonko from electoral lists, his lawyers and now-dissolved politica… Read More
Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, at the centre of a crisis that has rocked Senegal ahead of presidential elections, has been admitted to intensive care after launching a hunger strike, his l… Read More
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been arrested, according to his party members and a senior security official. The reasons for his arrest were not specified. Sonko, a president… Read More
Demonstrators gathered outside the United Nations complex in New York to protest various injustices. People from different countries and backgrounds voiced their support for causes such as t… Read More
Ousmane Sonko En grève de la faim depuis son incarcération le 31 juillet, Ousman Sonko, Candidat à la présidentielle de février 2024, a ré… Read More
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been on hunger strike since he was arrested after a two-year standoff with the government. Aides and one of his lawyers said he was admitted to… Read More
Senegal's state prosecutor Abdou Karim Diop has announced new judicial proceedings against the country's opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who is currently in custody following his arrest on… Read More
Two killed in Senegal in protests over arrest of opposition figure Sonko Al Jazeera EnglishOusmane Sonko’s Arrest Sets Off New Round of Protests The New York Time… Read More
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Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko led a peaceful protest by banging pots and pans after authorities blocked a rally where he was set to announce his candidacy for the 2024 president… Read More
Spain’s coastguard was on Tuesday searching for three migrant boats reported lost at sea by an NGO a day after rescuing scores of people from another vessel near the Canary Islands.
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DAKAR, evdeN eVe NakLiYaT April 24 (Reuters) – Senegal’s presidency on Monday announced it had released politician Idrissa Seck from his duties as head of the Economic, Social a… Read More
Three people died during clashes between Senegalese police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, the authorities said on Tuesday, amid flaring tensions triggered by a legal show… Read More
Families of victims of violence during protests in Senegal are demanding justice, with Amnesty International reporting that the death toll has doubled compared to similar protests in 2021. T… Read More
Senegal on Tuesday shut down several of its overseas consulates including in Paris and New York after they were targeted by a fresh wave of protests that has rocked the West African cou… Read More