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Senegal Politician's Rape Case 'Should Go Ahead'

In a television interview, a woman accusing opposition leader Ousmane Sonko of rape, said that the case must proceed in court. The news of Sonko's arrest on March 3, 2021, led to clashes in the capital, Dakar, in which five people were killed. The woman also said that she is pregnant as a result of the rape. Sonko, president of opposition party Pastef, is widely seen as President Macky Sall's greatest potential political challenger in the 2024 general elections. The protests after his arrest has been spurred on by broader, long-standing grievances with Sall's administration.

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Ousmane Sonko, president of Senegalese opposition party Pastef (file photo).

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