Adji Sarr, who has accused Senegal’s opposition leader of rape, has learned the consequences of speaking out about sexual abuse in the conservative West African country the hard way. Sarr, who is in her early 20s, in February told police that opposition leader Ousmane Sonko had forced her to sleep[Read More…]
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Fire At Senegal Religious Retreat Kills 22
(JollofNews) – A fire tore through makeshift straw shelters at a Muslim religious retreat in Senegal, killing at least 22 people and triggering a stampede, firefighters and local media said Thursday. The blaze broke out on Wednesday afternoon as worshippers gathered near the town of Medina Gounass in the southeastern[Read More…]
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