Security forces are on alert for potential clashes in Dakar as a court prepares to issue a verdict in the trial of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on rape charges. The two-year case has deeply polarised the West African country, igniting accusations of political meddling in the judiciary and sparking violent confrontations between Sonko's supporters and the security forces.

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