Supporters of the main Senegalese opponent Ousmane Sonko, on tour in the west of the country, were dispersed on Sunday evening by the gendarmerie who accused them of “an illegal gathering”, according to the party and images on social networks.
Ousmane Sonko, 49, candidate for the presidential election of 2024, announced Saturday a national tour with mainly “proximity visits” to relatives, religious leaders and officials of his party.
In Mbour, a town 80 km south of Dakar where the tour began on Sunday, the gendarmerie intervened to disperse a crowd that was following him, Mr Sonko accused, according to images broadcast by his party’s Jotna TV.
