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Senegal's opposition leader Ousmane Sonko speaks at a press conference in the capital Dakar, convened after days of deadly nationwide clashes sparked by his arrest last week. He called for "much larger" anti-government protests in the West African state, but urged that they be peaceful. IMAGES
Dakar (Senegal), March 8 (EFE) .- (CAMERA: Aliou Mbaye) Senegal's main opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, was released under parole after being arrested Wednesday, which unleashed a wave of violent protests and looting throughout the country.
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer arrives to cast his ballot at a polling station in London, as Britain begins voting in local and mayoral elections that are expected to increase pressure on beleaguered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The polls are the last major electoral test before a general election that Sunak's Tory party, in power since 2010, seems destined to lose to Starmer's Labour opposition. IMAGES
Senegals' anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye votes in the presidential election at the Ecole Ndiandiaye polling station in Ndiaganiao. IMAGES
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko makes his first public appearance in months, greeting and waving at hundreds of supporters in the capital Dakar, a day after his release from prison. Sonko is welcomed by the crowd ahead of a press conference he was due to hold with his deputy, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who was also released from prison on Thursday and who Sonko has endorsed as a candidate for the country's March 24 presidential vote. IMAGES