Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye: Senegal opposition leaders freed days before election - BBC News

Despite spending months in prison, Bassirou Diomaye Faye is one of the favourites in this month's election.

6 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPAImage caption, Ousmane Sonko is highly popular among young Senegalese, who believe he can deliver changeBy Nicolas Négoce & Gloria AradiBBC NewsSenegal's opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and the presidential candidate he is backing in this month's delayed election, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, have been released from prison.

The two met thousands of their jubilant supporters in the capital, Dakar, after their release late on Thursday.

Their release followed an amnesty announced by President Macky Sall.

The elections are due to be held on 24 March after a failed bid to push them to December.

"It's the most beautiful day of my life," one supporter of the released pair told the BBC.

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