Senegal's top opposition leader freed from prison ahead of presidential election this month
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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, was released from jail late Thursday ahead of the presidential election later this month, triggering jubilant celebrations across the capital. Sonko is widely seen as the main challenger to President Macky Sall’s ruling party.
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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, was released from jail late Thursday ahead of the presidential election later this month, triggering jubilant celebrations across the capital. Sonko is widely seen as the main challenger to President Macky Sall’s ruling party.
Top Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko was released from jail late Thursday, shortly before the West African nation's March 24 presidential election.
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and his second-in-command, presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, were released from prison in Dakar on Thursday, 10 days before the country's election.
Ousmane Sonko, Senegal's prominent opposition leader, was released from prison ahead of the March 24 election. Sonko said he plans to address his supporters.
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