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Images outside of the Palais de Justice in Dakar, as the appeals trial of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko is due to begin. Sonko, who was accused of defamation, was handed a two-month suspended sentence in the court case at the end of March after a trial his lawyers said would not rule him out of the 2024 presidential election. Sonko's fate is also wrapped up in another case in which he is accused of rape, which he contests. IMAGES
The leader of the main opposition coalition, Ousmane Sonko, votes at a polling station in Zinguinchor in southern Senegal. The Senegalese people will elect their MPs on Sunday, July 31, in a vote that the opposition wants to use to impose a cohabitation on President Macky Sall, who hopes to retain a large majority. IMAGES
Senegalese police surround the home of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko in Dakar after his call to defy a ban on demonstrations on the same day amid growing pre-election tensions. IMAGES
Senegal's opposition leader Ousmane Sonko speaks at a press conference in the capital Dakar, convened after days of deadly nationwide clashes sparked by his arrest last week. He called for "much larger" anti-government protests in the West African state, but urged that they be peaceful. IMAGES
A crowd of several dozen supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko head toward the Court of Justice in Dakar, cheering and dancing after receiving news of his release under judicial review. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.
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