Ousmane Sonko

Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko delivers a speech during a conference at the Cheikh Anta Diop university in Dakar, on May 16, 2024, as part of his visit to Senegal. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)

Stay home, Senegal PM warns Africans after 90 die in boat accident

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Saturday implored young people not to attempt the perilous Atlantic route to Europe, days after scores of would-be migrants perished when their boat capsized off Mauritania.
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Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko delivers a speech during a conference at the Cheikh Anta Diop university in Dakar, on May 16, 2024, as part of his visit to Senegal. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)

Senegal PM says Western push for gay rights could spark backlash

Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko warned on Thursday that insistence on LGBTQ rights in diplomatic relations and from multinational organisations could lead to "anti-Western sentiment."
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