From 9pm, the oppositionist started a large procession consisting of several vehicles – from his home, located in the HLM-Nema neighbourhood – which was very quickly joined by a crowd of supporters.

Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was convicted Thursday of corrupting youth but acquitted on charges of raping a woman who worked at a massage parlor and making death threats against her. The ...

A police officer died and several demonstrators were injured Monday during clashes between security forces and supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko in his hometown, according to an ...

“We won! The judge ordered Ousmane Sonko to be put back on the electoral lists.” It was past 10.30pm in Ziguinchor on 12 October, when lawyer Saïd Larifou proclaimed victory after a session that ...

DAKAR – Police fired tear gas and demonstrators burned cars Monday near the home of Senegal's main opposition leader, as tensions rise in the capital days before a court verdict is expected on charges ...

In his book, Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela narrates the events of his release from prison; and then specifically points out that the people who supported him — and gave everything for the ...

Senegal's Supreme Court on Friday upheld opposition politician Ousmane Sonko's defamation conviction – dealing yet another blow to his hopes of contesting next month's presidential elections. After ...

Sonko was struck off Senegal's electoral roll after being sentenced in June to two years' imprisonment for morally corrupting a young person. He has been at the centre of a stand-off with the state ...