STORY: Demonstrators took to the streets of Dakar on Monday (July 31)......as one of the key opposition figures Ousmane Sonko was remanded in custody on charges including plotting an insurrection. Sonko denies wrongdoing.Small sporadic groups of protesters clash with police, who fired tear gas. The country's interior minister said it had dissolved Sonko's party for rallying supporters into stoking violence during protests last month. It was the latest move in the long-running tussle between President Macky Sall's ruling party and Sonko's Pastef. Sonko's supporters accuse Sall of trumping up charges to sideline his popular opponent ahead of an election in February. It is the first time a party has been banned since Senegal gained independence from France in 1960. The government also restricted internet access due to the spread of "hateful and subversive messages" on social media.Sonko was detained last week following a scuffle with security forces stationed outside his home in Dakar. It is not clear if Sonko will remain in jail or when a trial will begin.Violent riots erupted across the country in June and at least 16 people were killed after Sonko was handed a separate two-year prison sentence for immoral behavior towards people younger than 21. At the time, he called for protesters to take to the streets.