Clashes between police and protesters have left nine people dead in Senegal, following the imprisonment of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Friday.The casualties occurred in the capital, Dakar, and the southern c…
Senegal braced for a second day of unrest on Friday after a jail sentence for opposition leader Ousmane Sonko led to one of the deadliest days of violence in recent memory. Nine people were killed in clashes between riot police and Sonko supporters on …
Nine people were killed in Senegal on Thursday in clashes between riot police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko after a court sentenced him to two years in jail, casting serious doubt on his chances of running for president next year.So…
Clashes between police and supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko left nine people dead, the government said Friday, with authorities issuing a blanket ban on the use of several social media platforms in the aftermath of the violence….
The government in Senegal has deployed soldiers throughout the capital, Dakar, as residents brace themselves for more unrest.On Thursday clashes between security forces and protesters left nine people dead.It followed the conviction of opposition polit…
Police in the Senegalese capital Dakar have surrounded the home of the main opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, after deadly unrest erupted over a jail sentence pronounced against him.Mr Sonko wasn’t in court on Thursday when he was sentenced to two year…
Social media and messaging platforms have been blocked in Senegal after unrest erupted over the sentencing of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.At least nine people were killed when Sonko’s supporters clashed with police in several cities on Thursday.Son…
Nine people have died in clashes across Senegal, the interior minister said Friday, after a court sentenced firebrand opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to two years in jail.A conviction for “corrupting youth” may disqualify Sonko, President Macky Sall’s …
Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was convicted of corrupting youth and sentenced to two years inn prison, but acquitted on charges of raping a woman who worked at a massage parlor and making death threats against her. Sonko placed third in Seneg…
Riots broke out in Senegal’s capital Dakar on Thursday after a court sentenced a leading opposition politician, Ousmane Sonko, to two years in jail for corrupting youth, undermining his chances of running for president next year.Source: France24.com