Senegal: the uncertain political future of Ousmane Sonko
Forty degrees of fever, vomiting, loss of consciousness and intensive care News
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Forty degrees of fever, vomiting, loss of consciousness and intensive care News
Several government officials interviewed by AFP declined to confirm or deny that Mr. Sonko, a declared candidate in the 2024 presidential election, had been admitted to intensive care.
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was admitted to the intensive care unit of the main hospital in Dakar on the night of 16 to 17 August at the hospital. Sonko, who says he is the subject of a plot to remove him from the presidential election, began a hunger strike on July 30. The presidential camp accuses him of feeding an insurrectional project and of defaming a minister. The confrontation between Sonko and the government has given rise to several episodes of deadly protest.
The excessive use of force by the authorities, a heavy-handed response to dissenting voices, not only exacerbates tensions but also undermines the principles of democracy and human rights.
Violence erupted Thursday in Dakar and Senegal after Senegalese opponent Ousmane Sonko, accused of rape, was sentenced to two years in prison for "youth...