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World > Americas & EMEA
Senegal's Sonko in intensive care after protest fast, lawyers say
By Agence France-Presse
Aug 19, 2023 12:05 am

Dakar, Senegal: Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, at the center of a crisis that has rocked Senegal ahead of presidential elections, has been admitted to intensive care after launching a hunger strike, his lawyers said Thursday.

Sonko began the protest on July 30 after he was accused of fanning deadly violence between his supporters and the security forces.

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