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[The Point] DAKAR, June 29 (Reuters) – Senegal’s main opposition coalition called off planned protests on Wednesday to avoid disrupting end-of-school exams and preparations for the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday early next month, one of its leaders Ousmane Sonko said.

[Ghanaian Times] The Senegalese authorities have banned an anti-government demonstration announced for Wednesday, June 29, in Dakar, risking further anger from the opposition in a climate of growing pre-election tensions.

[The Point] Mali opens its borders with Senegal for Tobaski to facilitate the movement of ruminants as Muslim feast Edi-dul Adha locally called ‘tobaski’ looms, Colonel Ahmed A.G. Boya, deputy director general of Customs of Mali yesterday told the media.

Pour compléter leur maigre pension, des retraités louent un étage de leur logement. Face à la multiplication de cette pratique, les services fiscaux ont décidé d’aller réclamer leur dû.

[RFI] A Senegal court Tuesday handed an opposition MP a six-month suspended prison sentence for defying a ban on protests in the tense run-up to legislative elections in July. Another lawmaker and 82 other defendants tried in the same case were released.

Après un premier séjour au début du mois de juin, l’ancien président de l’Assemblée nationale est de retour dans la capitale française, où il multiplie les rendez-vous.

[CAF] Casa Sports completed the league and cup double in Senegal on Sunday when they won the country’s FA Cup on 3-0 victory over Etoile Lusitana.

Les deux parlementaires de l’opposition avaient été arrêtés lors d’une manifestation interdite par les autorités. Une nouvelle mobilisation est prévue mercredi 29 juin.

En évoquant le sort de certains opposants incarcérés au Sénégal, Olivier Faure a suscité des réactions « anticoloniaslistes » du parti présidentiel sénégalais.

[TrustAfrica] Deeply concerned by the huge illicit financial flows (IFFs) from Africa, TrustAfrica, Dakar, Senegal held a two-day capacity building workshop for journalists and media professionals in the West African sub-region working on issues related to IFFs.