Senegal’s Constitutional Court Retreats, Cementing Sonko’s Hold on Power and Signaling Judicial Limits in Crisis
Senegal’s Constitutional Council declared itself without jurisdiction on June 17, 2026, declining to hear a challenge brought by 18 opposition lawmakers who sought to block Ousmane Sonko’s reinstatement to the National Assembly. Africanews, reporting on the council’s decision, noted that the ruling is final and no further legal recourse is available to the opposition. The…