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Concern over freedom of expression under Senegal's new leaders

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye came to power in March 2024 after months of widespread discontent with outgoing Macky Sall's leadership. [AFP]

With a journalist convicted of "offending" the prime minister, commentators jailed and political opponents under pressure, freedom of expression in Senegal is being called into question under new leaders who accused their predecessors of the same failing.

Prosecutions for opinion-related offences in recent months have piled up, sparking mounting concerns over what critics and rights groups say are increasing curbs on freedom of speech.

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