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Senegal’s opposition says protests will continue as leader Sonko’s trial set to resume

Police push back supporters of Senegal's opposition leader Ousmane Sonko at the courthouse where his defamation trial is being held in Dakar on February 16, 2023. © Seyllou, AFP

The Senegalese opposition announced on Tuesday that it would push ahead with demonstrations in Dakar on Wednesday and Thursday despite a ban, while authorities said they had arrested four members of a group seeking to prevent the resumption of the trial of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko by "sowing chaos and insurrection".

Attorney General Ibrahima Bakhoum said the group had produced explosives and "put the stability of the country at stake".

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