Tag: Sonko
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…
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…
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…
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…
Literature: the art of being a pirate, with Seynabou Sonko
Djinns is the first novel by Franco-Senegalese Seynabou Sonko. Singer, interpreter, this primo-novelist not quite thirty years old entered literature through music and song. There is a lot of poetry…
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…
Seynabou Sonko, pirate of words
/ Podcasts / In G major I damage you, damage me, I must forget you. I’m the djinn of my djinn, I’m screwed up. His first novel begins like this,…
Ousmane Sonko summoned to court for defamation
Ousmane Sonko is summoned by justice this Thursday, February 2. The opponent is the subject of a complaint for defamation filed by the current Minister of Tourism, Mame Mbaye Niang.…
towards an Adji Sarr trial versus Ousmane Sonko
The court sent the case back to the criminal chamber. No date has yet been set. Since February 2021, the former employee of a massage parlor in Dakar has accused…