Senegal’s President Macky Sall on Wednesday said his government would ensure peaceful, free and transparent elections next year following weeks of fresh opposition unrest over fears he might run for a third term and sideline a key rival. Sporadic violent protests have broken out across Senegal since opposition leader Ousmane[Read More…]
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Senegal Unrest Flares Again Over Opposition Leader
Dozens of protesters clashed with security forces in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, on Monday after lawmakers and supporters were blocked from visiting the home of a prominent opposition politician on trial for rape and libel. Police fired tear gas on demonstrators who built makeshift barricades along one of Dakar’s main highways[Read More…]
Senegal Opposition Leader Faces Backlash To Degrading Comments About Rape Victim
Editor’s note: Paragraphs two and three contain offensive comments Senegalese women’s groups and dozens of well-known figures on Friday accused opposition leader Ousmane Sonko of insulting a woman who has accused him of rape, saying his comments showed he was unfit for higher office. Sonko, 48, is embroiled in a[Read More…]
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