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This request coincides with Sonko&#8217;s ongoing hospitalization resulting from a hunger strike initiated earlier this month and while awaiting a ruling from a West African regional court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ECOWAS Court of Justice has announced its intention to deliver a verdict next week regarding Senegal&#8217;s dissolution of Sonko&#8217;s political party. The Senegalese Interior Ministry had initially removed Sonko from the voter rolls after his conviction earlier this year on charges related to corrupting youth. 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