(FILES) The opponent Ousmane Sonko, mayor of Ziguinchor, speaks during a rally of the Senegalese opposition at the Place de l'Obelisque in Dakar, on June 8, 2022. - Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko was arrested on July 28, 2023, two members of his party told AFP, though no precise reasons were given. "Ousmane Sonko was arrested -- there were gendarmes in front of his house," said Ousseynou Ly, a spokesman for Sonko's Pastef party. Djibril Gueye Ndiaye, Sonko's head of protocol, said the gendarmerie came and "took" Sonko. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)