[New Times] Senegal on Wednesday, June 7, announced a 19-woman preliminary squad for the much-anticipated 2023 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket due in Kigali in July.

Le président français a téléphoné à son homologue le 4 juin. Au menu des discussions : la crise politique sénégalaise après la condamnation d’Ousmane Sonko, à l’approche de la présidentielle prévue en février 2024.

Confronté pour la deuxième fois de son mandat à de violentes manifestations, le président a pour l’instant semblé garder le contrôle de la situation. Face à lui, l’opposition a appelé à de nouvelles manifestations.

[The Point] The Gambian civil society has in a statement called for calm in Senegal, while urging the security forces to « urgently de-escalate » the situation by abiding by the rule of law and restraining their use of force as they seek to maintain law and order.

[The Point] There is nothing more rewarding than working towards the maintenance of peace. In fact without peace the world would be a worst wild zone for mankind.

Les heurts qui ont éclaté après la condamnation de l’opposant Ousmane Sonko ont fait 16 morts. Le président Macky Sall a rappelé sa détermination à protéger la nation.

L’opposant, qui n’a pas quitté son domicile depuis le 28 mai dernier, demeure en contact régulier avec son entourage. La tension de ces derniers jours est en partie retombée, mais la menace d’une arrestation continue de peser sur lui.

[The Point] Following the recent disturbing political crisis unfolding in Senegal, Muhammad Hydara, representative of Amnesty International in The Gambia, has called on the government of The Gambia to urgently intervene and mediate with a view to bringing an end to the ongoing political crisis in Senegal.

[The Point] Police Commissioner Ibrahim Diop of Senegal has given a breakdown of the three days protest in which 500 people were arrested including teenagers, foreigners with sophisticated weapons, arms and ammunitions, cutlasses and dangerous materials.

[The Point] Karim Meïssa Wade, a Senegalese politician who served in the government of Senegal as minister of State for International Cooperation, Regional Development, Air Transport, and Infrastructure from May 2009 to April 2012 has asked his fellow Senegalese to exercise restraint, wisdom and mutual respect.