Violence broke out on Thursday, June 1, in Dakar, Senegal, after the sentencing of Senegalese opponent Ousmane Sonko, accused of rape. A court sentenced Sonko to two years in prison for "corruption of youth", a sentence that further compromises his candidacy for the presidential election of 2024.
Motorcycles and mopeds are banned from circulation for 48 hours throughout the Dakar region, in accordance with an order issued by the governor of Dakar. Burkina Faso assured the Transitional Legislative Assembly that elections could not be held "without security"