Ousmane Sonko

Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko said Monday that foreign laboratories have revealed that a gas that police sprayed at him in March was "toxic and deadly", accusing them of trying to assassinate him.
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Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has accused the country's president of leading a "strategy of terror" to drive out political opponents, and says he's survived a brutal attack on his "physical safety". He also alleges that police…
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Senegal's president has rejected claims that it would be unconstitutional for him to seek a controversial third mandate, again refusing to confirm whether he plans to do so in an interview published Monday.
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Security vehicles and barricades surrounded the home of a Senegalese opposition leader Wednesday as authorities banned rallies on the eve of a trial that could determine his eligibility to contest next year's presidential election.
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Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko was forcibly removed from his vehicle by security forces Thursday after his supporters were dispersed by teargas in a new bout of tension ahead of presidential elections due next year.
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Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko vowed on Thursday he would run for president next year despite facing a trial for rape charges.
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The opposition camp announced that Ousmane Sonko, one of the main candidates ahead of the 2024 presidential election was among those arrested, as well as Barthelemy Dias, who plans to stand for Dakar mayor in January.
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Senegal has been rocked by its worst protests in years following the detention of the country's most popular opposition leader.
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Ousmane Sonko, whose arrest has sparked Senegal's worst unrest in years, has won a strong following among the country's young for barbs that he hurls at privilege and the elite.
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Senegalese police fired tear gas in clashes with supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on Friday after a court ordered him held in custody following two days of violence over his arrest.
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