And Samm Jikko Yi launches a new legal battle as Ndèye Leïla Sow case emerges (photo)

Author: senenews.comPublished on: October 20, 2026Country: Senegal

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And Samm Jikko Yi launches a new legal battle as Ndèye Leïla Sow case emerges (photo)

Ndèye Leïla Sow, president of Senegal’s Union for Progress and Renewal, has been summoned to appear Wednesday before the Special Division for Combating Cybercrime. The summons follows a complaint filed by the association And Samm Jikko Yi. The complaint’s specific grounds and the allegations against Sow have not been disclosed.

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