Senegal's top opposition leader freed from prison ahead of …
Mar 15, 2024 · DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has been released from prison ahead of the presidential election later this month, triggering jubilant celebrations across the country’s capital. Sonko is widely seen as the main challenger to President Macky Sall’s ruling party. As he left the prison complex on ...
Ousmane Sonko - Wikipedia
Ousmane Sonko (Wolof: Usmaan Sonko; born 15 July 1974) is a Senegalese politician and former tax official who is serving as the 16th prime minister of Senegal since 2024. He is also the leader of PASTEF ever since the party was founded in January 2014.
Senegal opposition leader Sonko convicted of corrupting youth ...
Jun 2, 2023 · A court in Senegal's capital says opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been convicted of corrupting youth but acquitted of raping a woman who worked at a massage parlor. He was sentenced to two years in prison. Sonko was not present in the courtroom when the verdict was issued in Dakar on Thursday.
Ruling by Senegal's highest court blocks jailed opposition leader Sonko …
Nov 17, 2023 · DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s highest court on Friday effectively barred detained opposition leader Ousmane Sonko from running for president early next year by overturning a decision that would have reinstated him to the West African country’s voter rolls.
Protests Erupt in Senegal After Opposition Leader Is Sentenced to ...
Jun 1, 2023 · The opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, was accused of raping a massage parlor’s employee in Dakar, the capital, and issuing death threats against her. The court acquitted him of those charges,...
In Senegal, violent clashes after Ousmane Sonko's conviction …
Jun 1, 2023 · In a court surrounded by a thick police cordon, judges sentenced Ousmane Sonko, Senegal's main opposition figure, to two years in prison for "corruption of youth" – a sentence that...
Senegal shuts social media as protesters die after Sonko sentencing - BBC
Jun 2, 2023 · 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...
Protests erupt after allegations of Senegalese leader’s detention
May 30, 2023 · Protesters have clashed with security forces in the Senegalese capital of Dakar on Monday, burning cars and building barricades to protest the treatment of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko,...
Senegal Blocks Some Social Media After Ousmane Sonko Is …
Jun 2, 2023 · Mr. Sonko, a 48-year-old former tax inspector who is popular among younger people, has accused the president of using court cases to sideline him. In return, the government of President Macky...
Deadly protests rock Senegal as opposition leader sentenced to jail
Jun 1, 2023 · 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...