After several protesters were killed by live ammunition this month in Senegal, many in the usually stable West African nation wonder what comes next.
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Senegal Blocks Some Social Media After Ousmane Sonko Is Sentenced
Demonstrators battled with the police to protest a two-year prison sentence given to a leading opposition figure. At least nine people died in the confrontations.
Protests Erupt in Senegal After Opposition Leader Is Sentenced to Prison
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.
African Journalists Urge Senegal to Release Pape Alé Niang
Pape Alé Niang, an investigative reporter, was arrested on charges of disclosing confidential government information. Journalists and rights defenders say he was just doing his job.
Senegal Erupts in Protests, With a Rape Charge Only the Spark
After a leading opposition figure, Ousmane Sonko, was accused of rape, demonstrators in one of West Africa’s most stable countries took to the streets to voice their grievances with the president.