Protestors back Senegal's opposition leader ahead of trial

Senegal opposition party launches protest over leader's trial

Thousands of supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko rallied in Dakar on Tuesday, the first of several days of protests as the country prepares for elections in less than a year.

Protesters back Senegal's opposition leader ahead of trial

By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets in Senegal’s capital in a peaceful show of support for the country’s opposition leader who’s facing trial later this week. It was the first of several days of scheduled demonstrations backing Ousmane Sonko. The 46-year-old politician will go

Protesters back Senegal's opposition leader ahead of trial

By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets in Senegal’s capital in a peaceful show of support for the country’s opposition leader who’s facing trial later this week. It was the first of several days of scheduled demonstrations backing Ousmane Sonko. The 46-year-old politician will go to court Thursday, after being charged in a civil lawsuit against him by Senegal’s tourism minister fo…

Thousands of Senegal opposition supporters join three-day protest

Over 10,000 supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko massed at a field in the capital Dakar on Tuesday, the first of three days of planned protests in support of the aspiring presidential candidate, who faces a libel case set to resume this week.

Protestors back Senegal's opposition leader ahead of trial

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- Hundreds of protestors took to the streets in Senegal's capital Tuesday in a peaceful show of support for the country's opposition leader who's facing trial later this week.

Protestors back Senegal's opposition leader ahead of trial

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Hundreds of protestors took to the streets in Senegal's capital Tuesday in a peaceful show of support for the country's opposition leader who's facing trial later this week.