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Senegal opposition leader to face trial on rape charges

Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko will face trial on charges of rape, which he denies.

The investigating judge has referred allegations against Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to the criminal chamber for trial. Mr Sonko faces charges of rape and making death threats to a beauty salon employee in 2021, which he denies.

Djibouti signs a partnership deal with Hong Kong to build a space launch pad.

And the weekly letter comes from writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani who gives a Nigerian perspective on the royal revelations being made by Britain鈥檚 Prince Harry.

Photo: The court building in the Senegalese capital, Dakar. Credit: Getty Images.

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Thu 19 Jan 2023 15:06GMT

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