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| Senegal: opposition leader Sonko ends hunger strike |
| 2023-11-24 |
| [AFRICANEWS] Imprisoned Senegal ... a nation of about 14 million on the west coast of Africa bordering Mauretania to the north, Mali to the east, and a pair of Guineas to the south, one of them Bissau. It is 90 percent Mohammedan and has more than 80 political parties. Its primary purpose seems to be absorbing refugees... ese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, whose bid for the 2024 presidential election is in doubt, has ended the hunger strike he has been on since mid-October, announced two of his party officials who visited him in prison. "He has suspended the use of this weapon for the time being", said MP Guy Marius Sagna in a message sent to AFP. Habib Sy, an official in the opposition coalition, also published an authenticated text on his Facebook page confirming the information. "In any event, he will take them up again, depending on the context", he added. Both men said that Mr Sonko was "in excellent shape" and in good spirits. Mr Sonko had been admitted to intensive care in a Dakar hospital after losing consciousness at the end of October and was in a "very weak" state at the time, according to his lawyers. "Sonko remains our one and only candidate", said Mr Sagna. However, a good lie finds more believers than a bad truth... on Friday, Senegal's Supreme Court overturned a ruling that had put Mr Sonko back in the running for the presidency by overturning his removal from the electoral roll following his conviction in a vice case. The case is due to be retried on a date yet to be announced, at a time when the opposition leader is racing against time to obtain the sponsorship he needs to stand as a presidential candidate. Since Sunday, Mr Sonko's party, Pastef, has been calling for support for Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who is also behind bars. "To sponsor Diomaye is to sponsor Sonko", says a party campaign. However, a good lie finds more believers than a bad truth... the party continues to say that Ousmane Sonko's candidacy is plan A. Related: Senegal: 2023-11-22 Guinea: junta orders prosecution of ex-president Cond for ''treason Senegal: 2023-11-17 FBI Director Wray Confirms Illegal Alien Terrorists Have Slipped into U.S. Through Southern Border Senegal: 2023-11-02 Gambian soldier jailed for failed coup against President Barrow Related: Ousmane Sonko: 2023-09-01 Senegal: the conviction of opponent Sonko is 'final', according to the courts Ousmane Sonko: 2023-08-25 Senegal: religious leader calls on opposition leader Sonko to end hunger strike Ousmane Sonko: 2023-08-21 RSF advisor hints at possible attacks on central, east and central Sudan |
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