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Elected opposition officials hold their hands up after teargas was fired while they were trying to meet with opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko (not pictured) who is under house arrest in Dakar on May 31, 2023, one day prior to the final verdict in his rape trail, set for June 1, 2023. Sonko, 48-year-old leader of the PASTEF-Patriots party, is a fiery critic of head of state Macky Sall and wields a big following among young people. He came third in the 2019 presidential elections and has already declared he will contest next year's ballot. He faces the expected verdict on June 1 of a rape trial whose details have left the conservative West African state riveted. (Photo by John Wessels/AFP Photo)
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