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Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has expressed concerns about the erosion of international norms and the growing tendency of some powerful countries to unilaterally impose their own rules.  In ...
The White House is hosting an “African leaders” summit of sorts this week. But only five countries from the continent of more ...
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Tuesday received Nicolas Dufourcq, Managing Director of the French Public ...
Nearly a year after its creation to review the oil and gas agreements signed under Macky Sall, Ousmane Sonko’s task force has ...
Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was convicted on June 1, 2023, of corrupting youth but acquitted on charges of raping a woman who worked at a massage parlor. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) ...
At least one person died in clashes after Ousmane Sonko, a strong rival to the president, was sentenced in absentia to two years in a trial that many Senegalese considered politically motivated.
Ousmane Sonko, Senegal's top opposition leader, was released from prison ahead of the March 24 election but has been barred from running. Sonko's release energized supporters, ...
The Supreme Court of Senegal has definitively dismissed the petition for a stay of execution filed by prime minister Ousmane ...
Ousmane Sonko speaks after he was appointed prime minister by Senegal's newly-elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, in Dakar, Senegal April 2, 2024. REUTERS/Abdou Karim Ndoye/File Photo ...
Ousmane Sonko, a fiery figure with a loyal youth following, was charged with fomenting insurrection, and his party dissolved. By Elian Peltier and Dionne Searcey Reporting from Dakar, Senegal ...
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko against his conviction for defamation, which ...
DAKAR, Senegal — Clashes between police and supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko left nine people dead, the government said Friday, with authorities issuing a blanket ban on ...