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Senegal braces for 3 more days of protests as crisis deepens

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DAKAR – Supporters of jailed Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko have called for three more days of protests starting Monday following violent demonstrations last week that threatened to erode the country's reputation as one of West Africa's most stable democracies.

Sonko, seen as President Macky Sall's greatest potential political threat in the upcoming 2024 election, was arrested last week following a rape allegation.

His supporters maintain that the charge is aimed at derailing Sonko's political future and the ensuing protests have been accelerated by broader, long-standing grievances with Sall's administration.

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