Tag: Sonko
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…
Ousman Sonko trial – Prosecutor demands life sentence for Sonko – News
The trial against former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko has resumed before the criminal chamber of the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona. Prosecutor Sabrina Beyeler is requesting a life sentence.…
Presidential election in Senegal: The candidacy of opponent Sonko rejected
Published on 01/05/2024 at 10:41 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s Constitutional Council on…
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…
“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…
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…
Senegal still under tension since the conviction of opponent Ousmane Sonko
Senegal remains under tension on Saturday in the aftermath of clashes which left six new dead, bringing to 15 the number of deaths since Thursday and the two-year prison sentence…
In Senegal, the University of Dakar, symbol of a day of chaos after the conviction of Ousmane Sonko
Students in front of the gate of the social campus of Cheikh-Anta-Diop University, in Dakar, on June 2, 2023. MOUSSA NGOM In the alleys of the University of Dakar, desolation…