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Supporters gather to celebrate outside the Dakar home of opposition candidate Ousmane Sonko, as anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye appears ahead of the governing coalition's former prime minister, Amadou Ba, according to provisional results from individual polling stations broadcast by local media and on social networks. IMAGES
Images of damage in the streets of Dakar as supporters of Ousmane Sonko protest his conviction. A court in Senegal sentenced opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, to two years in prison on charges of "corrupting youth" but acquitted him of rape and issuing death threats. IMAGES
Images outside of the Palais de Justice in Dakar, as the appeals trial of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko is due to begin. Sonko, who was accused of defamation, was handed a two-month suspended sentence in the court case at the end of March after a trial his lawyers said would not rule him out of the 2024 presidential election. Sonko's fate is also wrapped up in another case in which he is accused of rape, which he contests. IMAGES
Supporters of former Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori gather outside the courthouse ahead of the Odebrecht trial. She is accused of money laundering and could face up to 30 years in prison. IMAGES
A crowd of several thousand Senegalese celebrate outside the home of political opponent Ousmane Sonko in Dakar following his release from prison. The opposition leader and his second-in-command, presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, were released from prison in Senegalese capital on Thursday evening, 10 days before the election, according to one of their lawyers and an AFP journalist. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.
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