People are reacting to the trial of opponent Ousmane Sonko on rape charges, in Ziguinchor, where he is mayor. “This trial has been a farce from the beginning," says Moussa Tendeng. The trial took place in Sonko’s absence in Dakar with the prosecutor asking for a 10-year prison sentence. A popular figure among Senegal's huge population of young people, Sonko has branded the trial a political plot aimed at scuttling his bid for the 2024 presidency. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES