Senegal’s President Faye Launches A New Party, Formalising His Split With Sonko
SENEGALESE President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has launched a new political party, formalising his split with former ally Ousmane Sonko and setting up a.
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Ousted Senegal Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko Re-Elected Party Chief Amid Crisis
THE speaker of Senegal’s parliament, Ousmane Sonko, a powerful mentor-turned-rival to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, won re-election Saturday as head of their party.
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Senegal’s Sacked Prime Minister, Sonko Elected Parliamentary Speaker To President
SENEGAL’s former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, who was dramatically sacked on Friday by the president, has been elected Speaker of the national parliament.
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Senegal’s President Sacks Former Ally Prime Minister Sonko After Months-Long Feud
SENEGALESE President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has sacked Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the nation’s government after months of tensions between the two.
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Senegal Prime Minister Proposes Tougher Anti-LGBT Law, Doubles Prison Terms
SENEGAL’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to.
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Prime Minister, Sonko Irked By ‘Lasting’ Stay Of French Troops In Senegal
SENEGAL’s prime minister Ousmane Sonko raised the possibility of closing French military bases in the West African country on Thursday in a wide-ranging.
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Senegal President Faye Names Opposition Figurehead Sonko As Prime Minister
LEFT-WING pan-Africanist Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Tuesday became Senegal’s youngest president, pledging systemic change after years of deadly turmoil and announcing his mentor,.
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Senegal Courts Hit Opposition Leader, Sonko’s Presidential Hopes
SENEGAL’s Supreme Court has dismissed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko’s appeal against a libel conviction, potentially ruling him out of next month’s presidential election..
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Senegalese Opposition Figure Sonko In Intensive Care, Says Lawyer
DETAINED Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, who eight days ago resumed a hunger strike, is “very weak” and in an intensive care unit,.
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Senegal Judge Orders Sonko Be Put Back On Voter Roll
AFTER a court hearing on Thursday, a judge ordered that jailed Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko be reinstated on the electoral roll. Mr.
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Detained Senegal Opposition Leader Ends Hunger Strike
DETAINED Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, an aspiring presidential candidate and head of state Macky Sall’s fiercest critic, on Saturday, ended a hunger.
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Senegal Opposition Hero In Intensive Care
POPULAR Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who has been on hunger strike for two weeks in protest against his detention, has been taken.
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Jailed Senegal Opposition Leader Admitted To Hospital
SENEGAL’s jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who has been on hunger strike in prison to protest against his criminal charges, has been admitted.
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Arrested Senegalese Opposition Leader Sonko Begins Hunger Strike
FIREBAND Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko said Sunday he had started a hunger strike from custody after being arrested this week, as his.
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Senegalese Opposition Leader, Sonko Arrested
SENEGALESE opposition figure Ousmane Sonko was arrested Friday, two members of his party and a senior security official told AFP, though no precise.