Senegal bishops call for calm after political violence Leading opposition figure was arrested and later released on bail under judicial supervision Trending Senegalese's opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, charged with rape, gestures as he talks to media at his party's headquarters in Dakar on March 8 after being freed from detention. (Photo: Seyllou/AFP) Bishops in Senegal have appealed for an end to violence after at least eight people died and hundreds were arrested in street protests over the detention of an opposition leader. The bishops March 8 called on citizens "to show reason, wisdom and civility in the nation's best interests" and the common good during the current political crisis.