2023-06-05 22:17:01
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The situation has returned to normal in Senegal following the violence that followed the conviction of opponent Ousmane Sonko. The balance sheet reports 16 dead and more than 300 injured. The calm is precarious and the population fears new outbursts. Ousmane Sonko’s conviction sparked the country’s most violent clashes in years. This verdict makes the opponent ineligible for the 2024 presidential election as it stands. Report by Sarah Sakho and Sam Bradpiece.
The F24 Platform, which brings together more than a hundred civil society organizations and opposition parties including Pastef, the party of opponent Ousmane Sonko, held a press briefing on Monday, June 5, regarding riots that rocked Senegal. The platform accuses President Macky Sall of being responsible for the situation. At least 16 people were killed in the violent protests at the end of last week. Details from Elimane Ndao, France 24 correspondent in Dakar.
In Sudan, while the inhabitants of Khartoum have spent yet another day under the din of the bombs, Saudi Arabia and the United States seek to “continue the discussions” between the belligerents for a new ceasefire . The precedents had not been respected and the humanitarian situation is critical.
On the occasion of World Environment Day, head to Benin where one in four households uses wood as a source of energy. In 2020, the country’s authorities have undertaken to put an end to the exploitation and carbonization of wood in an anarchic manner. An initiative taken as part of the Classified Forest Management Project. Funded by the World Bank, it has made it possible to reforest almost 18,000 hectares in 3 years. Report by Emmanuelle Sodji and Raphael Ntalé.
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