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Mar
08
2021
By The African Mirror
Senegal shuts schools amid violent unrest

Senegal shuts schools amid violent unrest

NEWS
SCHOOLS in Senegal will be closed until March 15, the education ministry has announced, after days of violent protests that have paralysed parts of the capital Dakar and are expected to continue next week. At least five people have died in demonstrations sparked by the arrest on Wednesday of Ousmane Sonko, Senegal's most prominent opposition leader. It is the worst political unrest in years in a country widely seen as one of West Africa's most stable. Sonko, who enjoys strong support among the young, was arrested after an employee of a beauty salon accused him of raping her. Sonko denies…
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Mar
07
2021
By The African Mirror
Senegal: Protests escalate after rape charge

Senegal: Protests escalate after rape charge

NEWS
AARON ROSS SENEGALESE police fired tear gas at protesters outside a courthouse in the capital on Friday, where an opposition leader made his first court appearance since his arrest triggered two days of demonstrations across the country. A lawyer for Ousmane Sonko said he was being charged with rape and making threats. Sonko, a 46-year-old tax inspector with a strong following among the youth, has denied wrongdoing and says accusations against him are part of a pattern by the authorities of using criminal charges to block opponents from standing in elections. Since his arrest on Wednesday, his supporters have clashed…
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Mar
04
2021
By The African Mirror
Senegal opposition leader arrested as supporters clash with police

Senegal opposition leader arrested as supporters clash with police

NEWS
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…
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