Tag: Senegal
Senegal: gradual drop in tensions, internet suspended on certain time slots
In Senegal this Sunday evening June 4, the internet is suspended on telephones during certain time slots, announces the Ministry of Communication. Social networks were already cut. The power justifies…
Violence in Senegal: the political camps return the responsibility
Fifteen killed Thursday and Friday and around 500 arrests, in Dakar and Ziguinchor in the south of the country. This is the latest official report from the Interior Ministry of…
soldiers deployed in Dakar, Amnesty International considers the situation “very worrying”
Senegal is still under high tension after Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to two years for ” corruption of youth “. Since Thursday, the streets of Dakar and Ziguinchor have been…
Glez’s view of the sentencing of Senegalese opponent Ousmane Sonko
DESIGN The opponent, a radical adversary of President Macky Sall, was sentenced for “youth corruption”. A judgment that compromises his chances of running for president in February 2024. Part of…
Senegal: “The country is in an almost insurrectional situation”
In less than 24 hours, nine demonstrators were killed in the clashes which followed the sentencing of Ousmane Sonko to two years in prison for “corruption of youth”. The main…
In the spotlight: blood in the street, in Senegal
Opponent Ousmane Sonko was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison. His supporters immediately took to the streets. First assessment of the repression, nine dead. It’s a judgment trompe l’oeil…
Nine dead in protests in Senegal after rape verdict
Nine people have died during protests that erupted in Dakar and Ziguinchor in Senegal after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to two years in prison, the country’s Interior Minister…
Senegal: opponent Ousmane Sonko sentenced to 2 years in prison for youth corruption
The judgment in the Ousmane Sonko / Adji Sarr case on June 1, 2023 at the Criminal Chamber of Dakar: the opponent is sentenced to two years in prison for…
Macky Sall launches the national dialogue, rejected by part of the opposition
This Thursday, June 1 is expected the judgment of Ousmane Sonko in his trial for rape charges. The opponent is still blocked at his home in Dakar by the police…
Senegal: launch of the national dialogue in a climate of political tensions
This Wednesday, President Macky Sall is to kick off the “national dialogue”, nine months before the presidential election scheduled for February 2024. The head of state has still not settled…