Senegal's Opposition Leader Ousmane Sonko Arrested, Igniting Unrest
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been arrested by the country's gendarmerie after an incident where he allegedly grabbed a phone from a law enforcement officer stationed outside his home. He is being held in Dakar and is being questioned on accusations of calling for an insurrection and theft of a phone. Sonko had previously called on his supporters to stand up against what he referred to as "the abuses of the state."