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Senegal
Kopar Express saga deals blow to Ousmane Sonko's party finances

Senegal's opposition leader and presidential candidate Ousmane Sonko addresses his supporters as he went to court to attend the hearing, on 16 March 2023 in Dakar, Senegal. © Annika Hammerschlag/Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via AFP

The late May freezing of the fintech company's Senegalese bank accounts has deprived the opposition PASTEF party of some of its diaspora donations. [...]

Published on 26.07.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Senegal
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