Tag: Ousmane Sonko
Senegal inks peace deal with rebel group, ending four decades of conflict
Senegal has officially ended one of Africa's oldest conflicts with the signing of a peace agreement between the government and the separatist Movement of Democratic ... Read More
Senegal’s ruling Pastef party secures large majority in Parliament
The National Commission for the Counting of Votes has officially announced on November 21 the results, confirming a landslide victory for Ousmane Sonko's Pastef party. ... Read More
Senegal’s new president Faye vows ‘systemic change’, names firebrand opposition leader Sonko as PM
Only hours after being sworn in as Senegal's president on Tuesday (2 April), Bassirou Diomaye Faye named popular opposition figure Ousmane Sonko as the nation’s ... Read More
Senegal’s new president appoints Ousmane Sonko prime minister
Senegalese newly elected president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, appointed popular opposition leader Ousmane Sonko as his prime minister. Like Faye 44, Sonko 49 also went to ... Read More
Senegal: celebration erupts as opposition candidate Faye nears victory in presidential vote
Senegal’s leading opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Monday (25 March) appeared to be reaching victory in the country’s delayed presidential election, as people have ... Read More
Senegal: govt sets new date for delayed presidential vote for 24 March
Senegal’s delayed presidential election will be held on 24 March, the country’s President Macky Sall has announced, following weeks of political turmoil and violent protests ... Read More
Senegal’s 2024 election: 79 candidates, including jailed Sonko, file to run for presidency
A total of 79 individuals, including the jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, are reported to have filed their candidacy for the February 2024 presidential election ... Read More
Senegal arrests French lawyer Juan Branco over call for uprising
Senegalese authorities have detained Juan Branco, a French lawyer and adviser to opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, on charges of call for uprising and dissemination of ... Read More
Senegal: deadly protests against detention of leading opposition figure Sonko
Two people were killed Monday during protests in southern Senegal in response to the indictment and arrest of the leading opposition figure Ousmane Sonko last ... Read More
Senegal’s opposition supporters hold peaceful protest
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has led a peaceful protest after the authorities blocked a rally to publicly confirm he would run in next year's ... Read More