Attacks on Ousmane Sonko: Civil society calls out Al Aminou Lo

Author: senenews.comPublished on: October 26, 2026Country: Senegal
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Attacks on Ousmane Sonko: Civil society calls out Al Aminou Lo

Babacar Ba, president of the Forum du Justiciable, is urging Prime Minister Al Aminou Lo to disclose the allegedly “out-of-the-ordinary” acts the Prime Minister’s Office says it discovered during Ousmane Sonko’s tenure. Ba condemns the vague statements as opaque and says they foster suspicion about the former prime minister without allowing the public to assess the facts. He argues that these insinuations contradict the government’s stated commitment to accountability.

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