Abdou Daff News Today

A Senegalese court on Wednesday handed six-month suspended terms to three midwives in the high-profile case of a mother-to-be who died in agony after pleading for hours to be given a caesarean.

The Patients in Danger group holds a demonstration in Dakar demanding justice following the death in a public hospital of a pregnant woman, a case that has struck a chord with the country.

Six midwives in Senegal have been charged over a pregnant woman's death in hospital this month, their lawyer said, in an affair that sparked outrage in the West African nation.