2023-10-28 18:46:36
The news of the week was dominated by the health record of opponent Ousmane Sonko admitted to the emergency room. The daily newspapers also talked a lot regarding the property of former President Léopold Sédar Senghor acquired by the State of Senegal. The Falla Fleur affair was also at the center of the news.
This Thursday, October 26, the Dakar court officially delivered its verdict in the case of Falla Fleur, the activist and trained journalist accused of “attacking the insurrection” due to her Facebook posts dated June, during the three days of demonstrations following the conviction of political opponent Ousmane Sonko. Real name Ndèye Fatou Fall, the former Pastef activist therefore finds herself sentenced to three (3) months in prison for the offense of “Provoking a gathering”. She was acquitted for the offense of calling for insurrection.
Sonko in a precarious situation.
In politics, the state of health of the opponent and candidate for the presidential election, Ousmane Sonko is causing a lot of concern. On October 17, the opponent of Macky Sall’s regime decided to resume his hunger strike in support of the women detained at the Camp Penal prison who were protesting once morest their conditions of detention. Unfortunately, Ousmane Sonko will fall into a slight coma on October 23, and will wake up that same day. However, his health remains alarming, hence his evacuation to the intensive care unit of the special ward of the Main hospital. In the days that followed, an anonymous source also revealed an information letter from the prison administration warning regarding the opponent’s medical situation. An action which violates the rights of the detainee, according to the public prosecutor, who informed through a press release the immediate opening of an investigation to identify the authors of this publication on the web and all those involved in order to commit legal proceedings once morest them.
Extension of the closure of UCAD.
In education, the situation is getting tougher for students at Cheikh Anta Diop University. This Monday, a demonstration took place within and outside the establishment to demand the opening of the University. This protest led to the arrest of 25 students. These arrests were made during confrontations with the armed forces which disrupted classes in certain regions of the country, notably in Mbour, Dakar, Kaolack and Diourbel, according to media sources.
Senghor’s property acquired by the State.
Three gold fountain pens, a gold lighter, a gold powder compact, vermillion necklaces and bracelets, but also medals and official decorations, among other valuable objects. In total, there are 41 objects that belonged to the late Senegalese Head of State, Léopold Senghor and his wife Colette Hubert which were acquired by the State of Senegal, for a sum of 244,000 euros to more than 160 million FCFA. It was planned that all these goods would be sold at auction in the Auction House in the city of Caen, France on October 21.
Cold medication alert.
A health warning from
The Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (ARP) was made during the week on the use of cold medicines. The ARP recommends avoiding prescribing, advising and even using oral pseudoephedrine medications in the event of a cold, flu or allergy. Indeed, according to a press release from the agency, its consumption has a strong possibility of leading to very serious adverse events.
Sadio Mané, new boss of a club.
In sport, the mayor of Bourges thought it was a joke but yet it is a well and truly proven fact: the Bourges 18 club formalized, on Wednesday, a major partnership with global star Sadio Mané. From January 1, 2024, the Senegalese striker from Al-Nassr will officially become the owner of the club and will intend to develop a real sporting and societal project. A gesture humbly welcomed by the very famous football player and his teammate in Saudi Arabia, Cristiano Ronaldo.
New international developments take us to North Korea and Mauritania.
In Mauritania, the former president of the country, Mohamed Abdel Aziz faces a sentence of 20 years in prison according to a request from the prosecutor for having abused his power in order to amass an immense fortune. According to magistrate Ahmed Moustapha, the accused has accumulated a very large fortune that his legal income cannot justify. He carried out commercial activities incompatible with his functions as President of the Republic. All this constitutes illicit enrichment condemned by law.
North Korea closes its embassy in Uganda, ending half a century of diplomatic presence in one of its oldest allies in Africa. The decision was announced following a meeting between Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and North Korean Ambassador Jong Tong Hak. North Korea established ties with Uganda soon following the former British colony gained independence in 1962 and supported dictator Idi Amin Dada when he took power in 1971 with weapons and military training. After Museveni took power in 1986, Kampala and Pyongyang signed cooperation agreements, with North Korea supplying weapons, military equipment and training to Ugandan security forces. But in May 2016, Uganda indicated that it would cease this military cooperation following the imposition by the UN of heavy sanctions once morest North Korea because of its nuclear program.
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