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Thursday has been declared a national day of mourning in Senegal, for those killed in anti-government protests.
The unrest was sparked when police detained opposition politician Ousmane Sonko last week.
He has told Al Jazeera he has committed no crime.
Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque spoke to him in the capital, Dakar.
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#Senegal #SenegalUnrest #OusmaneSonko
And we, the people of senegal, believe in him.✌️💯
I don’t know much to judge. So all I will say is ‘may truth & justice’ prevail. Peace!
If Sonko loves his countryman, he’ll calm the people – unrest brings destruction.
If Sonko hates the establishment, he’ll rally the people – silence won’t bring change.
Opinions on this matter can be legitimately subjective – love or hate – which is greater for you.
IMHO. Peace in corrupt government > Unrest in an unstable government.
He has already called for peace but police has murdered people and arrested others for protesting.
There is a precedent for attacking political opponents, as long as that is allowed it will keep happening.
People who are being robbed, betrayed and killed by their leaders are not at peace.
He is the hope of senegalese young people
I like this guy.
Al Jazeera i do appreciate the way you do the job.
Trust Me the first Time i Saw you here my ❤️ was full of happiness.
But the powerful leader you are interviewing is the perfect candidate for the senegalese population.
I hope to see an Islamic Senegal. Senegalese are strong people but they need less French influence.
Amen
Not just for Senegal but if the majority of African nations can get rid of the corrupt leaders and elect honest educated hardworking people to lead us, we will all flourish in a heartbeat. That’s all we need.
He is right it is not neccesary to explain dear sonko we senegalese know
MR Sonko future president 🇸🇳
This very true sonko remain as a good person as always
Thank you Al Jazeera Team. You‘re doing a nice job.
Sonko inshaa Allah président du Sénégal 🇸🇳 en 2024, amiiine 🙌🏾🗽
Al jazeera is pro Macky Sall
@Fafa but the Clip is well done in the Whole. We the People are with Sonko, the righteous mashallah, only that is important.
Yes to our true leader 🇸🇳FREESENEGAL🇸🇳Sonko ✅
Ousmane Sonko our leader 🇸🇳
Sonko is the president that senegalese need .
We need democratie, we need to develop our own economy. We need a leader that listen his population.
And macky have just to accept and respect opposition.
AljAZEERA you are making a great job and a honest job
Thank you ❤
Please…tell the malaysian government also…
SONKO and future president of SENEGAL
I love Islam iam Muslim form Pakistan 🇵🇰🤝
Sonko is a good guy, a great leader. The government fired him for his integrity and the people made of him a member of the parliament. They tried to buy his integrity as the president did with his peers like Idrissa Seck, but he refused. Now, all they want to do is conspiring against him to destroy his honor, but God said no. The Senegalese people love him as their next president. Al Jazeera see you in 2024 with the man as our president. Sonko 2024🇸🇳
Sonko is our choice we’ll not let anyone touch him we ready to die for him. Sonko is choice of the people.🇸🇳❤️❤️
Sonko je l’adore bien parce que c’est Un homme exceptionnel, une lumière éclatante une source intéressante,un pédagogue hors classe une référence sans tache, un symbole d’homme honnête au Sénégal🥰😍
I’m sorry but your reporting was full of untruthful statements that you allege Sonko has made. Either your interviewer doesn’t understand French or English well, or you have purposely decided to use certain terms that I will abstain from. That’s is a very misleading reporting. Your job as a reporter is to state facts only, no judgments, no lies. Very disappointed!
I think like you this report is full of untruthful statements. The reporter helds Sonko as being responsible for what happened. He states that Sonko has asked his supporters to destroy French supermarkets. This is false. When french supermarkets were being destroyed, Sonko was already arrested and detained
Macky Sall is a very bad gay. Senegal gives ihm since 20 years every things. But he is not good! He is bad.
Machallah
Sonko présidant 2024🇸🇳🤲✊
sonko❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Sonko 2024 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Président Ousmane Sonko notre futur
Macky sall is e baddies president in africa 👹👹👹
Iove sonko
Kenya has a Sonko, too
Our zonko is a zombie though
@Samow Bare Gedi ha ha ha, true. Jambezi and Tapeli combined into one frame
Sonko is the president that we need.🇸🇳✊🏿
Vive presidente sonko
Free choice doesnt exist just like free speech, let tat sink in
Be careful on what you say. Ousmane Sonko has never asked his supporters to destroy french supermarkets. When these ones were being destroyed and sacked, he was arrested and detained. He’s not responsible for what happened. President Macky Sall is the only responsible for what happened.
He’s the hope of the senegalais populations
Vive la Résistance
Sonko or Nothing. 2024 is soon, we’re gonna elect him because Senegal need him
Boycott France
Senegalese people must be vigilant from the French hatched conspiracies.All the inhuman features are found in colonialists.
The Senegalese people should throw out french language and culture from their country to achieve the goals of progress and security.The role of french government is very condemnable everywhere in the world.
Sonko président 2024 inchalla
Paul kagami sonko 🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳🍈
Nagnou bayi français bii Tay lako anglais
Machala amna solo ousmane 🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳
It is perfect clear for most of the Senegalese who are aware of the political strategies of President Macky Sall, that Ousmane Sonko was not guilty of such tawdry allegations. Some of our youth are still detained and tortured because they want justice.
The aim issue in my country is that our head state are french delegate, because Senegal is still colonized by france, It’s like our country belong to France and we so despair about that and we cry for help as they are killing young protesters as flies
Sonko’s better senegalese opposition,
The current Senegalese President Macky Sall is a free-mason ! He is a Devil worshipper and a servant of France ! People have chosen Sonko to be our next President ! He is against the mafia establishment and corruption government ! He is our Erdogan ! People will not let him be killed by Macky Sall and France conspirationnists lobby !
He is our hope
Thomas Sankara senegalais , freedom Africa 🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽
Sonko for president
Whoever despises his fellow man is bereft of reason, the prudent man is silent.
Hope for Senegal and Africa.
The next Sankara!
Sonko is president
We love sonko
Viva Sonko 🇸🇳
Sonko the leader for the yungs people Senegaleses we need he life and peace we love He ❤❤he’s our actual President 🇸🇳🇸🇳✊✊✊✊✊🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Senegal is a peace country , macky sall is the worst president since independence. The people will not allow him to destroy our democracy. Sonko is the solution for a better change.
Sonko incha alh
We want him to be our president in 2024.
الشعب يحب عثمان
Tell the way it is the Macky government putting all his political opponents in prison and want to have a 3rd mandat which the constitution prohibited 🚫
Surah Al-Imran A.31
Say (O Muhammad SAW to mankind): “If you (really) love Allah then follow me (i.e. accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the Quran and the Sunnah), Allah will love you and forgive you of your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”
Sonko law ba faw🥰🥰🥰
France is behind every misery and trouble in Africa, specially in Senegal..
We love Sonko.. now macky doesn’t get even 10% of the citizens . No one like him.
The Ousmane sonko leader of patriote✊🔥
The matter is Macky sal is a president who does not want an Opposant for the next 2024′ presidential election… reason Why he wants to arrest Sonko as he did with two opposant karim Wade and kalifa Sal and we will never ever accept that!
Sonko si the our believe for Sénégal and Africa developement because of his patriotism and the rich program he propose us
Akassa
Sonko is a the solution
Free Senegal from dictators and the french colonisation-wishing my Senegalese people freedom and bright future InshaAllah.
Vive président Sonko🇸🇳✊🏾❤️🇸🇳
President sonko is the right man to lead the destinity of our nation !! He is being accused of rape simply because of his engagement to denounce the failure of this government. Ousmane is raising people’s awareness about the greed of our leaders Who want to take avantage of our natural ressource..