Opposition leader’s now-dissolved party says he was admitted for emergency care to a hospital in downtown Dakar.
A Senegalese opposition leader who has been on a hunger strike in protest against his detention has been admitted to hospital, according to his supporters.
Ousmane Sonko was hospitalised on Sunday at the Main Hospital in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, according to a statement from his now-dissolved party, the Patriots of Senegal (PASTEF).
Sonko, 49, was arrested on July 28, and has been charged with plotting an insurrection, undermining state security and criminal association with…