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Nine dead in protests after opposition leader sentenced in Senegal

STORY: Nine dead in protests after opposition leader sentenced in Senegal DATELINE: June, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Dakar CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the protests in Senegalese capital Dakar STORYLINE: Nine people were killed during protests in Senegal, especially in the capital of Dakar and the southern city of Ziguinchor, that broke out following the sentencing of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, authorities said. Addressing the press on Thursday evening, Interior Minister Antoine Felix Abdoulaye Diome said the government "has decided to temporarily suspend the use of certain digital applications through which calls for violence and hatred are made." The Criminal Chamber of the Dakar High Court on Thursday morning sentenced Sonko to two years in prison for "corrupting youth." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dakar. (XHTV)

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SENEGAL-DAKAR-CHINA-STADIUMS-REHABILITATION

(230324) -- DAKAR, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Construction workers are engaged in a China-financed rehabilitation project at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium in Dakar, Senegal, March 22, 2023. Rehabilitation work of four stadiums in Senegal, financed by China, are currently underway. The four stadiums are Leopold Sedar Senghor in Dakar, Aline Sitoe Diatta in Ziguinchor, Lamine Gueye in Kaolack and Ely Manel Fall in Diourbel. Built by China in the 1980s, the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium, which was originally called the Friendship Stadium, now has very dilapidated facilities, after some 40 years of use. With this rehabilitation project, the largest sports infrastructure in Senegal will be very modern. (Xinhua/Wang Zizheng)

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SENEGAL-DAKAR-CHINA-STADIUMS-REHABILITATION

(230324) -- DAKAR, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 22, 2023 shows a China-financed rehabilitation project at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium in Dakar, Senegal. Rehabilitation work of four stadiums in Senegal, financed by China, are currently underway. The four stadiums are Leopold Sedar Senghor in Dakar, Aline Sitoe Diatta in Ziguinchor, Lamine Gueye in Kaolack and Ely Manel Fall in Diourbel. Built by China in the 1980s, the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium, which was originally called the Friendship Stadium, now has very dilapidated facilities, after some 40 years of use. With this rehabilitation project, the largest sports infrastructure in Senegal will be very modern. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SENEGAL-DAKAR-CHINA-STADIUMS-REHABILITATION

(230324) -- DAKAR, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A construction worker is engaged in a China-financed rehabilitation project at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium in Dakar, Senegal, March 22, 2023. Rehabilitation work of four stadiums in Senegal, financed by China, are currently underway. The four stadiums are Leopold Sedar Senghor in Dakar, Aline Sitoe Diatta in Ziguinchor, Lamine Gueye in Kaolack and Ely Manel Fall in Diourbel. Built by China in the 1980s, the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium, which was originally called the Friendship Stadium, now has very dilapidated facilities, after some 40 years of use. With this rehabilitation project, the largest sports infrastructure in Senegal will be very modern. (Xinhua/Wang Zizheng)

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SENEGAL-DAKAR-CHINA-STADIUMS-REHABILITATION

(230324) -- DAKAR, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 22, 2023 shows the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium under rehabilitation in Dakar, Senegal. Rehabilitation work of four stadiums in Senegal, financed by China, are currently underway. The four stadiums are Leopold Sedar Senghor in Dakar, Aline Sitoe Diatta in Ziguinchor, Lamine Gueye in Kaolack and Ely Manel Fall in Diourbel. Built by China in the 1980s, the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium, which was originally called the Friendship Stadium, now has very dilapidated facilities, after some 40 years of use. With this rehabilitation project, the largest sports infrastructure in Senegal will be very modern. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SENEGAL-DAKAR-CHINA-STADIUMS-REHABILITATION

(230324) -- DAKAR, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Construction workers are engaged in a China-financed rehabilitation project at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium in Dakar, Senegal, March 22, 2023. Rehabilitation work of four stadiums in Senegal, financed by China, are currently underway. The four stadiums are Leopold Sedar Senghor in Dakar, Aline Sitoe Diatta in Ziguinchor, Lamine Gueye in Kaolack and Ely Manel Fall in Diourbel. Built by China in the 1980s, the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium, which was originally called the Friendship Stadium, now has very dilapidated facilities, after some 40 years of use. With this rehabilitation project, the largest sports infrastructure in Senegal will be very modern. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SENEGAL-DAKAR-CHINA-STADIUMS-REHABILITATION

(230324) -- DAKAR, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Construction workers are engaged in a China-financed rehabilitation project at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium in Dakar, Senegal, March 22, 2023. Rehabilitation work of four stadiums in Senegal, financed by China, are currently underway. The four stadiums are Leopold Sedar Senghor in Dakar, Aline Sitoe Diatta in Ziguinchor, Lamine Gueye in Kaolack and Ely Manel Fall in Diourbel. Built by China in the 1980s, the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium, which was originally called the Friendship Stadium, now has very dilapidated facilities, after some 40 years of use. With this rehabilitation project, the largest sports infrastructure in Senegal will be very modern. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SENEGAL-DAKAR-CHINA-STADIUMS-REHABILITATION

(230324) -- DAKAR, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 22, 2023 shows a China-financed rehabilitation project at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium in Dakar, Senegal. Rehabilitation work of four stadiums in Senegal, financed by China, are currently underway. The four stadiums are Leopold Sedar Senghor in Dakar, Aline Sitoe Diatta in Ziguinchor, Lamine Gueye in Kaolack and Ely Manel Fall in Diourbel. Built by China in the 1980s, the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium, which was originally called the Friendship Stadium, now has very dilapidated facilities, after some 40 years of use. With this rehabilitation project, the largest sports infrastructure in Senegal will be very modern. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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Launch of rehabilitation of four Senegalese stadiums financed by China

STORY: Launch of rehabilitation of four Senegalese stadiums financed by China DATELINE: June 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:35 LOCATION: Dakar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of launching ceremony in Leopold Sedar Senghor stadium in Dakar 2. Document of Leopold Sedar Senghor stadium 3. Senegalese Sports Minister Matar Ba speaking during the ceremony 4. Chinese Ambassador to Senegal Xiao Han speaking during the ceremony STORYLINE: Senegalese Sports Minister Matar Ba and Chinese Ambassador to Senegal Xiao Han launched on Tuesday afternoon in Dakar the rehabilitation of four stadiums in Senegal, financed by China. The four stadiums are Leopold Sedar Senghor in Dakar, Aline Sitoe Diatta in Ziguinchor, Lamine Gueye in Kaolack and Ely Manel Fall in Diourbel. Several administrative and political authorities as well as the sports world attended the ceremony. Matar Ba said that the rehabilitation project of the four stadiums is "another manifestation of the quality, dynamism, depth and effectiveness of t