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A riot police officer runs past a burning car during a protest at the Cheikh Anta Diop University campus in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, June 1, 2023. Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was convicted Thursday of corrupting youth but acquitted on charges of raping a woman who worked at a massage parlor and making death threats against her.(AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Senegal opposition leader Sonko convicted of corrupting youth, acquitted of rape

By Babacar Dione and Sam Mednick - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 3, 2021 file photo, demonstrators take cover during clashes with riot police at a protest in support of main opposition leader and former presidential candidate Ousmane Sonko in Dakar, Senegal. Deadly protests have erupted over the past week in the West African nation of Senegal, long considered a bastion of democracy and a regional leader on diplomacy issues. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

EXPLAINER: Why Senegal protesters are clashing with police

By KRISTA LARSON - Associated Press

Demonstrators shout slogans in front of riot policemen during a protest against the arrest of opposition leader and former presidential candidate Ousmane Sonko, Senegal, Monday, March 8, 2021. Senegalese authorities have freed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko while he awaits trial on charges of rape and making death threats. The case already has sparked deadly protests threatening to erode Senegal's reputation as one of West Africa’s most stable democracies. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Senegal opposition leader released as new clashes erupt

By BABACAR DIONE and KRISTA LARSON - Associated Press

A demonstrator holds up a Senegalese flag during protests against the arrest of opposition leader and former presidential candidate Ousmane Sonko in Dakar, Senegal, Friday, March 5, 2021. Days of violent protests in Senegal have killed at least one person, local reports say, as young people take to the streets nationwide in support of the main opposition leader who was detained Wednesday. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Protests backing opposition leader escalate in Senegal

By CARLEY PETESCH and BABACAR DIONE - Associated Press