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Senegal: Ousmane Sonko charged with calls for insurrection, criminal conspiracy

July 30, 2023 0 Comment

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 authorities close foreign embassies after attacks in Paris, Milan, Bordeaux

June 7, 2023 0 Comment

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

June 6, 2023 0 Comment

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

June 2, 2023 0 Comment

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...