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Friday, November 22, 2024
Senegal
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Senegal: Ousmane Sonko charged with calls for insurrection, criminal conspiracy
Ousmane Sonko, Senegal’s opposition leader, has been charged with planning an insurgency, criminal conspiracy, and others. This is coming barely two months after his trial for a separate rape case triggered bloody rioting across...
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Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko arrested in fresh clash with security
Ousmane Sonko, the main Senegalese opposition leader whose jail sentence in June provoked violent protests, was detained on Friday after a face-off with security personnel stationed outside his home, according to his lawyers and...
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Senegal President Sall rules out third term ambition after violent protests
Senegal President Macky Sall has put an end to the widespread speculation about his future as the leader of the country after he announced that he will not seek another term in office. He...
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Senegalese Nicolas Jackson to join Chelsea in ₦30 billion deal
Nicolas Jackson has completed his highly anticipated medical ahead of a transfer from the Spanish club Villarreal Football Club to Chelsea FC. The Senegal striker has a 30 billion naira (£30.1 million) release clause...
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Russia-Ukraine War: African leaders visit Kyiv on peace mission to end clashes
The presidents of Zambia, Senegal, Comoros, South Africa and Egypt’s prime minister, alongside senior officials from Uganda and Congo-Brazzaville visited Ukraine on Friday to initiate talks to end the war between Russia and Ukraine...
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US pledges support for Senegal
The United States has pledged support for Senegal. This was disclosed during a phone conversation between the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and Senegal’s President, Macky Sall, on Wednesday June 7, 2023. A...
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Senegalese authorities close foreign embassies after attacks in Paris, Milan, Bordeaux
Senegal has temporarily shut down its embassies abroad in the wake of repeated attacks on the country’s diplomatic posts in Bordeaux, Milan, Paris, and New York, among other places. The closure of the embassies...
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Over 350 injured in Senegal repeated violent clashes- Red Cross
No fewer than 360 people were injured in the violence that erupted last week in Senegal after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to two years in prison, says the country’s Red Cross. At...
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Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, others restricted in Senegal amid political unrest
Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, Telegram and other social media platforms in Senegal have been blocked as part of measures to quell widespread protests over the sentencing of opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko. The West...
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Opposition in Senegal protests ruling against Ousmane Sonko
Opposition parties in Senegal have vowed to hold rallies to protest against the recent judgement against one of their main figures, Ousmane Sonko. Integrity News reported that Sonko received a six-month suspended sentence and...
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