Senegal’s ousted PM Sonko elected National Assembly speaker
Sonko, the sole candidate for the position, received 132 votes, with no member voting against him and one abstaining, according to the session’s presiding member Ismael Diallo.
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Presidential hopes darken for Senegal’s Sonko
The 49-year-old politician, who is popular among young Senegalese, was formally charged Monday with calling for insurrection, undermining state security, criminal association with a terrorist body and other crimes.
Clashes in Senegal after opposition leader sentenced to two years
A court sentenced firebrand opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to two years’ jail for “corrupting youth
Ousmane Sonko, Senegal’s fiery opposition leader
The 48-year-old has fired up the country’s disaffected young, portraying them, and himself, as victims of the “state mafia.”
Maandamano makubwa yanayofanyika barani Afrika
Maandamano yaliyopangwa ya Azimio yanaambatana na angalau maonyesho mengine 4 ‘yanayofanana’ katika nchi 4 tofauti za Afrika
Senegal opposition leader appears in court over rape case
Ousmane Sonko, 48, was accused last year of raping an employee of a beauty salon where he was getting a massage
Senegal: Upinzani wasitisha maandamano yaliyopangwa
Mvutano umekuwa ukiongezeka katika nchi hiyo kabla ya upigaji kura wa wabunge wa Julai 31, unaoonekana kuwa uchaguzi muhimu kwa Rais Macky Sall.
Senegal court sentences opposition MP over banned protest
MPs Dethie Fall and Mame Diarra Fame were tried along with the 82 other defendants at the court in the capital Dakar.
Senegal: Mahakama yamhukumu mbunge wa upinzani kwa kuendelea na maandamano yaliyopigwa marufuku
Mahakama ya Senegal Jumanne ilimkabidhi mbunge wa upinzani kifungo cha miezi sita jela kwa kukaidi marufuku iliyowekwa kwa maandamano wakati wa maandalizi ya uchaguzi wa wabunge
Senegal: Polisi wazingira nyumba ya kiongozi wa upinzani nchi inapojiandaa kwa uchaguzi
Polisi wa Senegal waliziba njia ya kuelekea nyumbani kwake kiongozi wa upinzani Ousmane Sonko baada yake kuitisha maandamano siku ya Ijumaa, wakati nchi hiyo ikiwa katika mvutano wa kabla ya uchaguzi.
