
Supporters of opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye were celebrating in the streets of Senegal early on Monday after provisional results in the presidential election suggested he was ahead of the former prime minister Amadou Ba in the race to replace Macky Sall.
Millions lined up to elect Senegal's fifth president from 17 candidates following three years of unprecedented political turbulence that sparked violent anti-government protests and buoyed support for the opposition.