Ziguinchor
Americannoun
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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
Following an appeal by the state, the Supreme Court annulled the Ziguinchor court, asking for the case to be decided afresh by a court of appeal in the capital, Dakar.
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 taxi inspector in 2016, he was elected to parliament and became mayor of the southern city of Ziguinchor.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2023
As it departed from Ziguinchor, Casamance’s largest city, the Joola was already tilting.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2022
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