A Senegalese gendarme stand near a smoke billowing from burning tyres during a protest in Dakar on May 29, 2023, over the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko ahead of the final verdict in his rape trial. Sonko, who has a significant youth following, is facing a rape trial which could result in him being ineligible to run in next year's presidential election. (Photo by John Wessels/AFP Photo)
