Sonko’s

Senegalese Supreme Court has rejected opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's appeal against a libel conviction, potentially ending his hopes of competing in next month's presidential election. The 49-year-old has been battling a series of court…

Opposition politician Ousmane Sonko will know on Thursday 14th December whether he can be reinstated on the electoral rolls. Sonko’s lawyers and legal counsel for the state of Senegal attended a court hearing in Dakar on Tuesday on the…

Senegal's government has justified the lifting of security around the Dakar home of opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, saying "the risk does not exist". Government spokesperson Abdou Karim Fofana said that the measures had been lifted…