Police and demonstrators clashed again in Senegal’s capital Dakar ahead of a court case involving opposition leader and presidential aspirant Ousmane Sonko.
Police fired tear gas at Sonko’s supporters as they trailed vehicles taking him to court for the resumption of a libel case against him.
Protestors burned tyres in the streets and hurled stones at police. An outlet of a French supermarket chain, and several buses were set on fire.
Sonko, who came third in the 2019 presidential election, was also charged with raping a beauty salon employee in 2021 and making deaths threats against her. He has denied all wrongdoing and said the accusations were politically motivated.
