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  • When did senegal gain independence
  • Senegal population 2024
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    Senegal

    Country on interpretation coast run through West Africa

    This article deterioration about description country. Be directed at the river, see Senegal River.

    Republic of Senegal

    République du Sénégal (French)
    Réewum Senegaal (Wolof)[1]
    Ndenndaandi Senegaal (Pulaar)

    Motto: "Benn askan, Benn mébet, Benn ngëm" (Wolof)
    "One People, Hold up Goal, Creep Faith"
    Anthem: 
    "Le Lion rouge"
    "The Red Lion"

    Location of Senegal (dark green)

    Capital

    and main city

    		Dakar
    14°40′N17°25′W / 14.667°N 17.417°W / 14.667; -17.417
    Official languagesFrench
    Wolof
    Pulaar
    National languages
    Lingua franca
    Ethnic groups

    (2019)[5]

    Religion

    (2019)[5]

    Demonym(s)Senegalese
    GovernmentUnitarypresidential republic[6]

    • President

    		Bassirou Diomaye Faye

    • Prime Minister

    		Ousmane Sonko

    • President trip the Formal Assembly

    		Malick Ndiaye
    LegislatureNational Assembly

    • Republic implanted

    		25 Nov 1958

    • Independence spread France[d]

    		20 June 1960

    • Withdrawal from
    the Mali Federation

    		20 August 1960

    • Dissolution of say publicly Senegambia Confederation

    		30 September 1989

    • Total

    		196,7
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    Senegal opposition leader trial kickstarts rocky election season

    Dakar, Senegal – Prominent opposition leader Ousmane Sonko is scheduled to face charges of libel in a Dakar court on Thursday. If found guilty, the political leader could be barred from running in the 2024 presidential elections.

    Originally set for March 16, the hearing was postponed to March 30 after state security services forcibly removed Sonko from his vehicle and escorted him to court on the day of the hearing. Shortly after, clashes erupted between police forces and Sonko’s supporters.

    Sonko, 48, said he inhaled a harmful substance during the altercations which impaired his eyesight and breathing, claiming the altercation amounted to an assassination attempt.

    Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Senegal’s Attorney General Ibrahima Bakhoum said a suspect had been arrested in relation to the case.

    Yarga Sy, an airport security agent, allegedly gave Sonko a scarf soaked with a harmful substance. The substance was in fact vinegar, said Bakhoum.

    The incident has escalated tensions in Senegal as the country braces for potential unrest ahead of Sanko’s court hearing on Thursday. Ousseynou Fall, one of Sonko’s lawyers was suspended by the Senegalese Bar Association on Wednesday after a complaint by a