Senegal’s main opposition leader on Monday called for a fresh demonstration to be held on June 29, despite the previous one being banned and the ensuing clashes leaving three dead. Ousmane Sonko, who came third in the last presidential election, also called on citizens to bang pots and pans in[Read More…]
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Senegal Opposition Vows To Hold Banned Demonstration
Senegalese authorities on Wednesday banned a planned demonstration against the government in Dakar on Friday, but the opposition announced it would override it amid growing pre-election tensions. “We maintain our demonstration. There is no legal basis for the prefect’s decision,” Khalifa Sall told reporters. An order of the prefect of[Read More…]
Senegal: Demonstration Against Rejection Of Opposition Electoral List
Thousands of Senegalese demonstrated Wednesday afternoon in Dakar against the rejection of the national list of the opposition for the next legislative elections and more generally against the government, AFP journalists noted. A dense crowd largely draped in the national colors green, gold and red gathered at the Place de[Read More…]

