The trial and conviction of Senegal's opposition leader has sparked deadly riots in one of Africa's most stable democracies.
The government of President Macky Sall denies the prosecution of Ousmane Sonko was politically motivated. Cleared of rape charges, he was found guilty of “corrupting youth” - which he denies. His supporters say it’s to stop him running for President in 2024.
Why has the unrest been so widespread? What’s the risk of more instability?

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Supporters of the presidential candidate Ousmane Sonko have clashed with police in Dakar, throwing stones and setting vehicles alight, resulting in the death of at least nine people.
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Protests broke out soon after Sonko was sentenced to two years in prison for 'corrupting youth', an offence that includes having sexual relations with people under the age of 21. He was acquitted on charges of raping a woman and making death threats against her. Sonko's supporters say his legal troubles are a part of a government effort to derail his candidacy in the 2024 election. According to his legal team, the conviction will bar him from running

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Senegal's dissolved opposition party, Pastef, has named its secretary general as a candidate in next year's presidential election just days after the Supreme Court effectively blocked party leader, Ousmane Sonko's bid.

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A national dialogue panel in Senegal proposed holding elections in early June, the first proposed new date offered since the president attempted to push elections back to the end of the year. President Macky Sall, who faces term limits at the end of his second term, said in early February he was postponing an election for 10 months, just weeks before it was set to take place on Feb. 25. But Senegal’s highest election authority, the Constitutional Council, rejected that move and ordered the government to set a new election date as soon as possible. Sall called for a two-day national dialogue earlier this week, aiming at fostering trust among the candidates and the population. Civil, political and religious leaders attended, but almost all of the candidates on the ballot refused to participate. On Tuesday, the panel proposed holding the vote on June 2. Sall has said that he will step down by April 2, which is the end of his current term, but it's unclear who will take over if elections are not held before that. Senegal has been seen as a rare stable democracy in a region rife with coups. The delay of the vote has sparked deadly protests across the country. Nwo that the Senegal dialogue panel has proposed June elections, FRANCE 24's François Picard is joined by Cheikhou Oumar sy, former Special Advisor to PM Amadou Ba.


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Senegalese security forces use tear gas against youths trying to gather in the centre of the capital Dakar to protest a delay of presidential polls.

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Senegal has been experiencing what many say is the worst civil unrest in more than a decade.

Thousands of young people took to the streets earlier this month, in anti-government protests.

The West African nation is usually seen as a model of democracy but the country’s economy has suffered during the pandemic. The World Bank says around one in three young people are out of work or underemployed.

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Senegalese security forces use tear gas to disperse protesters. some throwing stones and burning tyres, in the capital amidst mounting anger over the postponement of a presidential election. Protests were called after President Macky Sall postponed the presidential election scheduled for February 25 until December.

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A crowd of several thousand Senegalese celebrate outside the home of political opponent Ousmane Sonko in Dakar following his release from prison. The opposition leader and his second-in-command, presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, were released from prison in Senegalese capital on Thursday evening, 10 days before the election, according to one of their lawyers and an AFP journalist.

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Riots broke out after a court sentenced leading Senegalese opposition politician, Ousmane Sonko, to two years in jail for corrupting youth. Sonko, who was widely expected to run in next year’s presidential election, was accused of raping a woman in 2021 and making death threats against her.

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Riot police fired tear gas to break up crowds trying to gather outside Senegal's parliament to protest against the president's abrupt postponement of elections over the weekend.
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Top opposition leader Ousmane Sonko vowed Friday to help his team win Senegal's March 24 presidential election even though he is barred from the ballot, jumping into the campaign in his first public address since being freed from prison a day earlier.

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Senegal entered a new phase of electoral uncertainty, after the constitutional council ruled that legislation to postpone the country's presidential election was not in line with the constitution.
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Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been charged with plotting an insurrection and other new offences, according to the country’s public prosecutor.
The announcement on Saturday comes weeks after Sonko, 49, was convicted on a separate charge of immoral behaviour and sentenced to two years in prison in a move that sparked deadly riots across the country.
The new charges follow the detention of Sonko – who has been serving his sentence at home – for questioning at a police court in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, on Friday.

Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from Dakar, Senegal.

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Rival groups of demonstratorsin Senegal have shown their support and opposition to President Macky Sall.
He's called for 'national dialogue' after judges overturned his decision to postpone this Sunday's Presidential election.
But some opposition leaders are refusing to take part.

Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from Dakar, Senegal.

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Senegalese security forces clashed with crowds of protesters opposed to the delay of a presidential election, as the justice minister rejected allegations that the postponement was an attempted power grab.

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Senegal is taking stock of the damage after the jail sentencing of prominent opposition figure Ousmane Sonko sparked three days of deadly unrest last weeks.

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Senegal has long been a beacon of democracy in West Africa, but is its political stability in doubt after President Macky Sall postponed this month's election by 10 months? In Kenya, a group of young people from Kakuma Refugee Camp have launched a radio station which is playing a vital role in providing information to nearly 200,000 residents. And Zimbabwean authorities are hoping to stave off a crisis with a strong response to its call for urgent blood donations.

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has raised "serious concerns" about the current political situation in Senegal, and is urging President Macky Sall to restore the electoral calendar. Earlier this month Sall postponed upcoming elections, sparking widespread unrest and violent confrontations between police and protesters. Opposition leaders accuse him of trying to extend his Presidency.

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Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko and his second-in-command, presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, are released from prison ten days before the country's election. Their released sparked an outburst of celebration among thousands of Dakar residents who spontaneously took to the streets of the Senegalese capital.

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