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SENEGAL: Accused of rape, opponent Ousmane Sonko speaks of conspiracy hatched by power

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Senegalese opponent and leader of the Pastef party, Ousmane Sonko, is embroiled in a dirty case of rape and death threats. It was a young woman, a professional masseuse at the Sweet Beauty salon, named Adji Sarr, 20, who filed a complaint against the MP. If he admits having gone to the said massage parlor, Ousmane Sonko categorically denies the allegations of the young lady and in turn accuses President Macky Sall and his regime of having hatched a plot to exclude him from the next electoral contests. and conceal their nebulous management of the country.

Senegalese deputy Ousmane Sonko is being sued for a charge of rape and death threats with a firearm. The unsuccessful candidate in the last presidential election says he has nothing to do with “these villainous lies”. Facing the press, on Sunday February 07, 2021, he clarified the reasons for his presence at the Sweet Beauty show. “I give my version to the Senegalese. A version based on truth. Many Senegalese do not believe in this rape case. They say I pulled out two pistols to threaten a person. Worse, they say I have done it repeatedly. This, in a place where there are lots of people. The Senegalese don’t believe it, “he said before adding:” Others are wondering what I was doing in this place. I, generalists follow me and when we are at the dedicated place, they will intervene. The orthopedic surgeon who follows me pointed out to me that I must take care of myself since medicine is powerless in the face of this kind of disease. He advised me to swim, to play sports. And, he told me, whenever the pains come back, let me massage. This, since 2007. I live with these pains since my earliest childhood. I was also in contact with a physiotherapist at HLM Grand Medina, until he left the country. In 2020, after an illness, in March, I had considered leaving the country but my doctors dissuaded me from doing so and also advised me not to have an operation. One thing led to another, an acquaintance recommended the famous massage institute to me “.

Ousmane Sonko also reveals that the institute is on CCTV, so he wouldn’t be there if he wanted to do something illegal. “I never had any wrongdoing there. At least two people attended my massage sessions. They say I came at 9:00 p.m. but be aware that the law allows me to go out at 9:00 p.m. I came, saw people there, greeted them and asked to be massaged by two people at the same time then I was in a hurry. I only spent 10 minutes there. So I ask the Senegalese, if they think that a person like me, also hunted down by the State, will go to a house where there are nearly ten people, a family, employees, cameras. surveillance, to rape a person several times ”. The patron of the Institute was interviewed by the sleuths and then released.

He therefore believes that it is a plot hatched by President Macky Sall who is afraid of his political opponents. According to him, this is someone who never fights with conventional weapons. It is a plot that aims to hide its nebulous management. Ousmane Sonko said he received warning messages several times from his relatives who saw things coming. But, he warns that the game will not be easy for the plotters. “We need to show the same determination or more. Our moment of truth has arrived. The fight promises to be fatal. The word is not too much. This is the price to pay. This confrontation can begin as early as tomorrow (today, editor’s note). I received a summons that was brought to me by a commander. After consultation with my lawyers, we decided not to comply with the summons, ”he said, adding:“ I will not comply with the summons because the law must be respected. To hear a deputy, you have to go through the National Assembly until they do that, I will not respond to the summons “.

Note that the boss of the Pastef has appointed a pool of lawyers as famous as they are competent. They are Master Bamba Cissé, Master Demba Ciré Bathily, Master Khoureychi Ba, Master Joseph Étienne Ndione, Master Ousseynou Ngom, Master Ndoumbé Wone. Some of them have defended ex-minister Karim Wade convicted by the Court for the Suppression of Illicit Enrichment (CREI) in the case of the hunt for ill-gotten gains. Others have defended former Dakar mayor Khalifa Sall convicted in the Dakar Town Hall Advance Fund case.

Since the announcement of the complaint, the Patriots leader has received a lot of support from his opposition comrades. Thierno Bocoum from the AGIR party, Barthélemy Dias, the mayor of Mermoz Sacré-Coeur, Abdoul Mbaye from ACT and even Me Moussa Diop from AG / Jotna who has just left the presidential movement, all showed him their solidarity in the face of the maneuvers of the plan. “Conspiracy theory still has a bright future ahead of us, especially in politics. After having exchanged with my brother Ousmane Sonko and listened to his statement, I share all his pain and show all my solidarity with him in this affair which stinks of unfair manipulation and political conspiracy. The machine to eliminate the tough and worthy heads well done before 2024 is in motion. Let us vigorously reject the crescendo injustice. My country is really bad and that’s not what I was fighting for in 2012, “Moussa Diop wrote on a Facebook post.

In addition, the newspaper “Les Echos”, which was the first to report the affair, is under police surveillance. Indeed, the staff has feared for their safety since Friday. The newspaper reports in its issue of the day that staff are the subject of all kinds of phone calls. “Some to know if we measure the seriousness of the article which crossed our headlines, others to call us all names, even going so far as to utter threats and insults. Do we have to hold back because it’s just Ousmane Sonko? “, Asked the journalists.

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SENEGAL – Harassment, food tampering, communication ban: the Diomaye Coalition President alert on the conditions of detention of his candidate

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Bassirou Diomay Faye

The Diomaye Coalition President warns about the conditions of detention of candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye. The members of the said coalition inform that his visiting days have been changed and he can only receive visits on Tuesdays and Wednesdays within the Court. He is also prohibited from telephone communications. The Diomaye Président coalition denounces this relentlessness against its candidate and holds the regime responsible for any attack on the physical or moral integrity of their candidate.

“Following the official launch of the Diomaye President Coalition and the massive adhesions of opposition leaders, it was expected that the government in power would reinstate the candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye in his rights, particularly in the context of a presidential election of which he is undoubtedly the favourite,” reads a statement.

However, the Coalition announces that the Prison Administration, under the responsibility of the Minister of Justice, has decided to unilaterally and without justification tighten the conditions of detention of candidate Bassirou Diomaye FAYE by:

“A unilateral modification of his visiting days now, the candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye can only receive visits on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and this within the Court itself. A ban on telephone communications under the pretext that the favorite candidate in the presidential election whose campaign begins in two days has conversations whose purpose is political. A continuous harassment of the room of the candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye is now searched at every turn.”

Moreover, she notes a «lack of security measures despite her status as a candidate in the presidential election of February 25, 2024 and multiple alerts on probable alterations of the food served to her. Candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye no longer has breakfast.”
The Diomaye President coalition denounces this relentlessness against its candidate. “We strongly denounce this umpteenth violation of the principle of equality between candidates in the presidential election of February 25, 2024. We call for the immediate release of Bassirou Diomaye Faye to actively participate in the election campaign.”

In any case, she stresses, «the State of Senegal has the responsibility to ensure its protection if it unjustly decides to maintain it in the bonds of detention».

In short, the Diomaye Coalition President indicates that «Macky Sall, Aissata Tall Sall and Amadou Ba will be held responsible for any attack on the physical or moral integrity of the candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye».

Source : PressAfrik

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SENEGAL – 100.000 Housing: Ismaila Madior Fall á Bambilor for the inauguration

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This Friday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese from outside, Ismaila Madior Fall, accompanied by Minister Annette Ndiaye Seck, will inaugurate the “City of the Diaspora” in Bambilor. This project aims to prevent the creation of new slums and encourage the mass production of accessible housing.

According to the Observer, the aim is to boost and diversify the supply of housing for low-income and/or irregular households, while facilitating access to adapted bank financing. With a clear vision of strengthening the construction ecosystem, this initiative demonstrates the commitment of the Senegalese government to its diaspora.

The 100,000 units planned in this project were developed in partnership with the Senegalese government and its collaborators, seeking to meet the specific housing needs and concerns of Senegalese living abroad.

Source: PressAfrik

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SENEGAL – Thione Niang “I have no program, I have a vision”

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Thione Niang ©Ze-Africanews

Social entrepreneur Thione Niang is a candidate in the February 2024 election. In this exclusive interview, he reveals his vision, his projects in particular, “Give One project”, “JeufZone” which includes an agricultural component, training but also women’s empowerment. 

It was an opportunity for the social entrepreneur to look back on his beginnings, on the process of returning to his country of origin, Senegal. He addressed the political question: his involvement in the political ring while giving his opinion on the Senegalese political landscape. 

African politics is another aspect of this interview. The urgency of the industrialization of the continent, the urgency of helping African youth so that they have the same opportunities for development as other young people in the world, is close to his heart. 

On the question of the African school, Thione Niang proposes a redesign of it, starting with a paradigm shift and especially the content of the teachings. According to him, we must return to our fundamentals, namely our own models of identity representations, notably Cheikh Anta Diop or Nkrumah. 

Thione Niang, also told us about vision, his vision and not a program, to give each Senegalese what he deserves both in terms of education, health, but also on the development of infrastructure, which, according to him, necessarily passes first and foremost through food self-sufficiency, hence his return to the land for an assertive agricultural progress.

He ended up sending a strong message to all Senegalese.

The rest of the interview on this link:

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