Protests continued in Senegal on March 8 as a leading opposition politician faced charges of sexual assault.
The arrest of Ousmane Sonko, a former tax collector and leader of Pastef-Les Patriotes, on March 3 triggered an outbreak of violence. Clashes between protestors and security forces left at least eight people dead.
The authorities had accused Sonko of assaulting a masseuse.
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