Tag: Ousmane
Senegal: Bassirou Diomaye Faye appoints Ousmane Sonko as Prime Minister
Published on 04/03/2024 at 3:18 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegalese President Bassirou…
Senegal: released, opponent Ousmane Sonko makes his first public appearance in months
Opponent Ousmane Sonko made his first public appearance in months in Dakar on Friday afternoon, the day after his release from prison, alongside his second-in-command, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, candidate for…
In Senegal, opponent Ousmane Sonko and his presidential candidate, Bassirou Diamaye Faye, were released from prison
Supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, then imprisoned, support presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, in Dakar, March 12, 2024. ZOHRA BENSEMRA / REUTERS The announcement of their release caused scenes…
In Senegal, imprisoned opponent Ousmane Sonko nominated as presidential candidate by his camp
The imprisoned Senegalese opponent Ousmane Sonko was inaugurated on Sunday December 31 as candidate for the 2024 presidential election in a private place, behind closed doors, after the ban on…
In Senegal, a new obstacle to Ousmane Sonko’s presidential candidacy
Senegalese opponent Ousmane Sonko during a meeting, March 14, 2023, in Dakar. JOHN WESSELS / AFP In front of an audience frozen in suspense, the president of the Supreme Court…
“Ensure that the election will be inclusive and transparent, including with Ousmane Sonko”
Aminata Touré at her home in Dakar, in September 2022. JOHN WESSELS / AFP A new opposition coalition was formed on Saturday November 11, less than four months before the…
In Senegal, justice revives Ousmane Sonko in the presidential race
During a demonstration in favor of Senegalese opponent Ousmane Sonko, in Paris, August 19, 2023. KIRAN RIDLEY / AFP The electricity was cut in the court in Ziguinchor, the main…
In Senegal, stadiums become a field of expression for Ousmane Sonko supporters
The Abdoulaye-Wade stadium in Diamniadio during a friendly match between Senegal and Algeria, September 12, 2023. JOHN WESSELS / AFP Sitting on a plastic chair planted on the edge of…
Football: Ousmane Dembélé signs with PSG until 2028
Ousmane Dembélé, 26, had been playing for FC Barcelona since 2017 and had renewed his lease with the Blaugrana in 2022 until 2024. But Paris took advantage of a transfer…
Football: according to Luis Enrique, Ousmane Dembélé is a “99%” PSG player
Europe 1 with AFP / Photo credits: Matthieu Mirville / DPPI via AFP 6:05 p.m., August 11, 2023modified to 6:56 p.m., August 11, 2023 New PSG coach Luis Enrique explained…
Detention of Ousmane Sonko, demonstrations, clashes… Tension is rising in Senegal
The detention and dissolution on Monday of the party of opponent Ousmane Sonko, presidential candidate for 2024, left many Senegalese in shock on Tuesday, who see it as the definitive…
Juan Branco, Ousmane Sonko’s lawyer, accuses the government of “crimes against humanity”
Lawyer Juan Branco during a press conference on “crimes in Senegal”, in Paris, June 22, 2023. STEFANO RELLANDINI / AFP Dead bodies sprawled on the ground, feet, hands or mouths…