former tax inspector ousmane sonko is popular among unemployed young people and supporters say he's beingargeted by political rivals, including sall. sonko's lawyer says the jail term jeopardizes his chance of running for office in 2024. ♪ all right, let's go ahead and bring in our guests. in london, mucahid durmaz, who is an analyst with verisk maplecroft global risk intelligence consultancy. in paris, marie-roger biloa, the chairwoman and ceo of the africa international media group. and in dakar, borso tall, a freelance journalist who has reported extensively on senegal's political and social tensions. a warm welcome to you all and thanks so much for joining us today on "inside story." borso, let me start with you today. why has the unrest thus far in senegal been so widespread? >> thank you for having me. the widespread news around sonko's case, or this case of rape and sexual assault overall, has reached this far simply because it's quite opposite of what senegal has always been known for, which means a peaceful country, stable in west africa, and respectful of all international laws.

appeals for calm amid continuing unrest in senegal, over the sentencing of the opposition leader, ousmane sonkoarges. a tenth death was reported on friday, following riots in the country. british vogue editor—in—chief edward enninful will be stepping down from his role after six years at the top fashion magazine. the 51—year—old will remain as an editorial advisor to the uk title but move into a newly—created job next year aimed at growing the brand globally. we start in india with a developing story this morning, as indian prime minister narendra modi has just visited the site where at least 260 people have been killed, in a train crash in the eastern state of odisha. here are the latest pictures of the prime minister, arriving at the crash site, holding his hands in prayer. officials are warning that the number of dead is expected to rise. our news correspondent divya arya is in delhi. we have got pictures from various news agencies, showing that the prime minister has indeed reached the disaster site. he has taken stock of the situation there, with the railways minister by his side. he has l

15 people have been killed so far in protests following the conviction of the opposition leader ousmane sonkond police broke out after the court ruling. there have been reports of looting and arson in the capital, dakar. a football match at the stadium of the argentine league leaders, river plate, in buenos aires has been abandoned after a fan fell to his death from the grandstand. the referee suspended play while police and firefighters cordoned the area off, and subsequently abandoned the game. the home office is set to make asylum seekers share hotel rooms to cut costs. the sunday telegraph reports that groups of two, three or four single adult men will share a single room rather than having individual rooms. the former british prime minister, borisjohnson has been warned that he could lose legal funding if he undermines the government's covid inquiry. in a letter sent by officials, the former prime minister was asked to submit supporting evidence to the cabinet office for security clearance, before being passed on to the inquiry. extracts of this letter were published by the times newspap

been killed after police began a crackdown on protests staged by supporters of opposition leader ousmane sonko. the crackdown began after a senegalese court on thursday sentenced him to two years in prison over an alleged sexual assault. he has accused the government of manufacturing charges against him to derail his candidacy. sonko is popular among senegal's youth and a likely candidate in the 2024 presidential election. this is a student who joined protests in the capital dakar on friday. >> it is unfortunate. we don't want things to be like this because we all want to learn and finish the year. but since the state has done what it wants, we have our opinion. that's it. amy: in the german city of leipzig, dozens of people were arrested or detained over the weekend as police clashed with protesters and authorities sought to ban demonstrations following the conviction last week of an anti-fascist activist. 28-year-old lina e. received 5 years in prison for attacking neo-nazis. three others received sentences of two to three years. activists decried the violent crackdown on protests and public

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