Opposition candidate Ousmane Sonko

Senegal’s opposition lawyer Juan Branco, who was jailed in Dakar on Sunday in connection with recent unrest in Senegal, was released on Monday under judicial supervision before being deported. Mr Branco, who entered Senegal illegally…

Four people have died in clashes with the police during a protest calling for the release of opposition candidate Ousmane Sonko, said Senegal’s Interior Minister Antoine Félix Abdoulaye Diome. Sonko was arrested on Wednesday for rape…