PART-ONE: The Sentencing of Ousmane Sonko & Another Uprising in Senegal

On June 1, 2023, a criminal court in Dakar found opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko guilty of corrupting the youth while dropping the rape and death threats charges in a historic case opposing him to Adji Sarr. The verdict plunged the country into another popular uprising resulting in more than two dozen fatalities, hundreds of injured protesters, and detentions. In this conversation, journalist, Borso Tall and the host discuss the outcome of the Sonko v. Sarr verdict and their experiences with the June 2023 uprising in Dakar, Senegal.

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PART-ONE: The Sentencing of Ousmane Sonko & Another Uprising in Senegal is an episode from The Africanist Podcast by Bamba Ndiaye, PhD.

This episode is 58:34 long.

This episode was published on Jul 3, 2023.

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