Ziguinchor

[ French zee-gan-shawr ]

noun

1. a seaport in SW Senegal.

Example Sentences

A charismatic former tax collector and mayor of the southern city of Ziguinchor, Sonko is seen as as the main challenger to President Macky Sall’s governing party.

From Seattle Times

A court in the southern town of Ziguinchor where his is the mayor, had ruled last month that Sonko should be reinstated in the voter roll and sponsorship sheets for the presidential election be handed to him, enabling him to run in the vote.

From Reuters

Following an appeal by the state, the Supreme Court annulled the Ziguinchor court, asking for the case to be decided afresh by a court of appeal in the capital, Dakar.

From Reuters

Last month, a tribunal in the southern city of Ziguinchor, where Sonko is mayor, ordered the electoral commission to put him back on the voter roll.

From Reuters

A public law graduate, he rose from being dismissed as a tax inspector for speaking publicly about alleged tax evasion to become a member of the National Assembly, and then last year mayor of the southern city of Ziguinchor.

From BBC