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A Senegalese court handed opposition figure Ousmane Sonko a six-month suspended sentence in an appeal of a defamation case that could jeopardise his run for president next year. He received a two-month suspended sentence and a hefty fine in March for defaming Tourism Minister Mame Mbaye Niang and a Dakar appeals court increased the term to six months, potentially making Sonko ineligible for the vote. Baboucar Cisse, a lawyer for the minister, tells reporters the sentence would rule Sonko out of the 2024 presidential vote if confirmed following a six-day period for appeals. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES
