Senegal opposition leader arrested as supporters clash with police
COOPER INVEEN and NGOUNDA DIONE Ousmane Sonko. Picture: Senflash/flickr SENEGAL’S main opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, was arrested yesterday after hundreds of his supporters clashed with police in the capital while protesting a rape accusation against him. An employee at a beauty salon accused Sonko, who finished third in the 2019 presidential election, of rape last month and he was summoned for questioning after his parliamentary immunity was removed last week. Sonko, a 46-year-old former tax inspector who enjoys significant support among younger Senegalese, has denied the allegation and accuses President Macky Sall's government of stirring up the charge to undermine…