Two dead in Senegal protests after detention of opposition figure Sonko: ministry

Two people were killed Monday in Ziguinchor in southern Senegal in protests following the indictment and detention of opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, a presidential candidate for the 2024 election, the interior ministry said.

The “two lifeless male bodies” were discovered in Ziguinchor, the city where Sonko is mayor, the ministry said in a statement. It called on the population to remain calm and said that “all measures have been taken to preserve peace and tranquility in the country”. (BSS/AFP)