Senegal: released, opponent Ousmane Sonko makes his first public appearance in months. He appeared alongside his second in command, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who was also released.
The Supreme Court, for its part, spared the country a new drama by rejecting on Friday the requests of disqualified presidential candidates. A difficult to quantify crowd of at least several thousand Dakar residents gathered until late at night amid songs and dances to celebrate the release of the two candidates.