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Melissa Chemam with RFI

Court dashes election hopes for Senegalese opposition leader Sonko

Embattled Senegalese's opposition leader Ousmane Sonko in Dakar in March 2021. AFP - SEYLLOU

Senegal's Supreme Court on Friday upheld opposition politician Ousmane Sonko's defamation conviction – dealing yet another blow to his hopes of contesting next month's presidential elections.

After deliberations extended into the early hours of Friday, the court in Dakar rejected Sonko's appeal against his libel conviction in May that saw him receive a six-month suspended sentence.

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