Senegal Faces Unrest and Clashes Amid Political Tensions.

Police clashed with opposition supporters in Senegal's capital, Dakar, as they trailed vehicles taking opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to court for a civil libel case against him. Sonko is also charged with rape and making death threats against a beauty salon employee, which he denies. The unrest is the latest in a series of protests in Senegal, where presidential elections are scheduled for February next year. Many Senegalese youths support Sonko due to high unemployment and economic hardship, while others are angry at President Macky Sall's failure to rule out running for a third term in office.