Senegal’s Opposition Leaders Freed from Jail Days Before Election
The presidential candidate of the main opposition party, as well as its powerful founder, was released 10 days before the West African country is set to hold a national election.
The presidential candidate of the main opposition party, as well as its powerful founder, was released 10 days before the West African country is set to hold a national election.
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American officials say their team was in the country to assess governance issues, but was detained and interrogated before being deported.
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As the stench wafted more than a mile inland, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals found a buildup of dung in the animals’ cramped holding pens.
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