Tag: Ousmane
Senegal: the trial of opponent Ousmane Sonko for alleged rape postponed to May 23, 2023
In Senegal, the trial of opponent Ousmane Sonko for alleged rape has been adjourned to May 23, 2023, announced the Dakar court where the leader of the party Les Patriotes…
Senegal: Will Ousmane Sonko be tried in absentia in his new trial?
Clashes erupted Monday in Ziguinchor in the south of the country and in several districts of Dakar on the eve of the announced new trial of Ousmane Sonko. The opponent…
eve of a new risky trial for opponent Ousmane Sonko, accused of rape
In Senegal, Ousmane Sonko must report to the registry of the Dakar criminal chamber on May 15, 2023, according to the procedure, on the eve of a new risky trial…
Sembene Ousmane Special
This week, we are talking about a legend of cinema, a filmmaker whose career is intimately linked to the history of Africa, from slavery to the Islamic conquest, from the…
Senegal: Ousmane Sonko calls for “disobedience” and rejects a dialogue with power
The opponent, presidential candidate scheduled for February 2024, again denounced Monday to the press what he describes as “judicial farces”. The leader of the Pastef party is due to appear…
Latent tension on the eve of Ousmane Sonko’s trial
Despite the ban by the authorities, the Senegalese opposition had maintained its call to demonstrate, this Wednesday, March 29 afternoon in Dakar, to protest against the trial of opponent Ousmane…
Ousmane Sonko calls for demonstrations, justice denounces an attempt at “insurrection”
In Senegal, despite the prefecture’s ban, the opposition coalition Yewwi Askan Wi maintained its call for demonstrations on Wednesday March 29 in Dakar and Thursday during the trial of Ousmane…
tension near Ousmane Sonko’s home on the eve of his trial
New tense political sequence in Senegal before the trial for defamation of opponent Ousmane Sonko, scheduled for Thursday. After a meeting which brought together several thousand people on Tuesday in…
the opposition coalition demonstrates against the trial of its leader Ousmane Sonko
In Senegal, a large opposition rally, authorized by the prefecture, was held on Tuesday March 14 at the call of the Yewwi Askan Wi coalition, before the defamation trial of…
the defamation trial of opponent Ousmane Sonko postponed to March 16
In Senegal, Ousmane Sonko was once again facing justice on February 16, 2023. A trial finally postponed to March 16. The opponent and candidate for the next presidential election is…