The jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has taken to Facebook to react to the verdict handed down by Justice Ousmane Racine Thior, urging the authorities to reinstate him in the electoral list. “Glory to Allah the Unique!” he exclaimed in a succint statement posted Thursday on the social message platform[Read More…]
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Senegal: PASTEF Picks Bassirou Diomaye Faye
In wake of Supreme Court’s decision to refer the case between Ousmane Sonko and the Republic of Senegal, the top brass of the leading opposition party has opted to throw their weight behind Bassirou Diomaye Faye. In a message relayed by Jotna media group, Sadikh Top called on the militants[Read More…]
Senegal: Ousmane Sonko Resumes Hunger Strike
Senegal’s jailed opposition leader announced Tuesday that he resumed hunger strike as an “act of solidarity” to his “courageous patriotic sisters.” The announcement comes at a time when a group of female prisoners tied to PASTEF have been on hunger strike over a week. They are denouncing ‘abusive detention conditions’[Read More…]