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Clashes break out in Senegal over opposition trial
Opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, is on trial accused of rape.
Three people are now known to have died during clashes between Senegalese police and supporters of the opposition politician, Ousmane Sonko. He's currently on trial accused of rape.
And we take a look at the background into the recent unrest in Guinea.
(Credit: Protests broke out in Ziguinchor, Senegal. Photo: Muhamadou Bittaye/AFP via Getty Images).
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