Following fatal riots over a prison term imposed on him, police in the Senegalese capital Dakar have surrounded the home of the leading opposition figure, Ousmane Sonko.
On Thursday, Sonko was not present in court when he was given a two-year prison term for acting immorally. However, the justice minister warned that he might go to jail at any point.
When Sonko’s supporters and police clashed in Dakar and the southern city of Ziguinchor, at least nine people were killed.
The government of Senegal claimed it would maintain calm while blocking some social media.
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