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Ziguinchor

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

noun

  1. a seaport in SW Senegal.


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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 taxi inspector in 2016, he was elected to parliament and became mayor of the southern city of Ziguinchor.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2023

The deaths occurred mainly in the capital, Dakar, and Ziguinchor in the south, where Sonko is mayor, Interior Minister Antoine Felix Abdoulaye Diome said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023

The 90-mile journey from the border to Ziguinchor, the main city in the Casamance region, is an ordeal that can take half a day.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2022

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