Ousmane Sonko sentenced: Why are tensions flaring in Senegal? - Al Jazeera
Jun 2, 2023 · Nine people have died in clashes that erupted after Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to two years in prison. Sonko’s supporters threw rocks at riot police and set fire to...
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.
Ousmane Sonko trial: Senegal opposition leader sentenced for ... - BBC
Jun 1, 2023 · A court in Senegal has sentenced opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to two years in jail for "corrupting youth", but has cleared him of rape. The ruling means he was found to have acted immorally...
Senegal's top opposition leader freed from ... - Associated Press News
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 ...
Senegal’s Ousmane Sonko charged with fomenting insurrection
Jul 30, 2023 · Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been charged with plotting an insurrection and other new offences, according to the country’s public prosecutor.
Senegal’s top opposition leaders released from prison as elections …
Mar 15, 2024 · Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has been released from prison, triggering jubilant celebrations outside the prison as well as across Dakar, the capital. State broadcaster RTS...
Ousmane Sonko: Senegalese youth hero or rabble-rouser? - BBC News
Jul 31, 2023 · Ousmane Sonko, a leading opposition figure in Senegal, has been charged with new offences and his party dissolved. The interior minister said Mr Sonko and his Pastef party had been calling...
Ousmane Sonko: Senegal court boost for opposition leader's ... - BBC
Dec 14, 2023 · A court in Senegal has ordered that jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko be reinstated on the electoral register, paving the way for him to run in February's presidential election. Sonko has...
Deadly clashes in Senegal after opposition leader is sentenced to …
Jun 1, 2023 · Nine people died in clashes that erupted after Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to two years behind bars, Interior Minister Antoine Diome said Friday.
Senegal opposition leader sentenced to prison despite rape acquittal
Jun 1, 2023 · Ousmane Sonko, a former tax inspector who was set to challenge President Macky Sall in next year’s elections, faced trial after being accused in 2021 of repeatedly raping a woman at the...
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