Senegal's Final Presidential Candidate List Excludes Opposition Leader Sonko

FILE - Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko addresses journalists in Dakar, Senegal, on March 8, 2021.

Senegal's constitutional council on Saturday released a final list of 20 candidates for February's presidential election that excluded opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and Karim Wade, the son of former president Abdoulaye Wade.