Senegal main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has slipped into a coma, his lawyers said on Thursday 26, 2023.
Radio France International reports that Sonko has been under arrest since July, and imprisoned in Darka’s hospital.
His health first started deteriorating when he started a hunger strike in August to protest against what he calls mid-October to support the opponents to president Macky Sall, and to call for freedom for political prisoners ahead of next year’s elections.
His state of health is now “alarming” and “worsening” one of Sonko lawyers, Cire Cledor Ly, said. He entered a deep coma on Monday.
Senegalese opposition candidates say they are being harassed as they collect political sponsorship, a crucial step in the run-up to February 2024 polls.
Source: France news
