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Ziguinchor

American  
[zee-gan-shawr] / zi gɛ̃ˈʃɔr /

noun

  1. a seaport in SW Senegal.


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A charismatic former tax collector and mayor of the southern city of Ziguinchor, Sonko is seen as as the main challenger to President Macky Sall’s governing party.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024

Last month, a tribunal in the southern city of Ziguinchor, where Sonko is mayor, ordered the electoral commission to put him back on the voter roll.

From Reuters • Nov. 17, 2023

Sonko, who currently serves as mayor of his hometown of Ziguinchor and is popular with the country’s youth, placed third in Senegal’s 2019 presidential election.

From Washington Times • Jun. 16, 2023

After his dismissal as a tax inspector in 2016, he was elected to parliament and became mayor of Ziguinchor.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2023

But no alarm had gone off, and no distress call had been sent to Dakar or Ziguinchor, investigations later found.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2022

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