Senegal leader urges security measures over unrest

Following deadly protests over the trial of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, Senegal's President Macky Sall urged police on Wednesday to take all necessary precautions to guarantee security.

The clashes between Mr. Sonko's followers and the police resulted in at least one fatality.

Protests against Mr. Sonko's trial for allegedly defaming the tourism minister, a member of Mr. Sall's party, have taken place in towns all over the nation.

However, Mr. Sonko claims that the trial's true objective is to bar him from standing for president in the elections scheduled for next year.