Senegal’s youngest president appoints ally and popular opposition figure Ousmane Sonko as prime minister. Senegal’s new president has appointed firebrand politician and key backer Ousmane…
Opposition leader’s now-dissolved party says he was admitted for emergency care to a hospital in downtown Dakar. A Senegalese opposition leader who has been on…
New charges follow opposition leader’s arrest on Friday and are not related to an alleged rape case that sparked deadly riots in June. Senegal’s opposition…
The firebrand politician and presidential candidate has faced a number of legal woes in recent years. Top Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been arrested,…
EXPLAINERSupporters of opposition figure denounce charges and two-year sentence as a ploy to prevent him from running in presidential elections next year. Nine people have…
Ousmane Sonko, who denies charges, does not turn up for court appearance in Dakar. The trial of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko for alleged rape…
Opposition leader found guilty of defaming Tourism Minister Mame Mbaye Niang, his lawyer says. A court in Senegal has handed down a two-month suspended prison…