the opposition l candidate bassirou diomaye faye has beenin candidate bassirou diomaye faye has been on television and his supporters have been out on streets in the capital, dakar, and other parts of the country, because they believe that they are winning this election. overnight, the ruling coalition has said that it expected a run—off. the winner of this election will have to secure 50% of the vote. the electoral commission has until friday to declare the final results. as you mention, some of the opposition candidates have already called, the opposition leader diomaye faye, to congratulate him. ~ . , ., leader diomaye faye, to congratulate him. ., , . ., him. what you expect to next, thomas? _ him. what you expect to next, thomas? the _ him. what you expect to next, thomas? the results - him. what you expect to next, thomas? the results that - him. what you expect to next, | thomas? the results that have him. what you expect to next, - thomas? the results that have come in are not official _ thomas? the results that have come in are not official results _ thomas? the results that

conceded after polls closed this evening, saying they believe the anti—establishment politician, bassirou diomaye fayeearly lead to mr faye, putting him ahead of the former prime minister, amadou ba. senegal�*s governing coalition, which is backing amadou ba, said it was �*certain�* there would be a second—round vote and accused faye�*s campaign of attempted �*manipulation�*. up to seven million people were eligible to vote for the 19 confirmed candidates. turnout appears to have been high, especially among young people. the election comes after the outgoing president macky sall postponed a vote on february 3rd, prompting supporters of the opposition to protest in the streets. sall�*s decision was unprecedented and was condemned both at home and abroad. mr sall served two terms as president and is barred from standing again. earlier, i spoke to adele ravida, country director in senegal for the international foundation for electoral systems. she's been monitoring polling stations in dakar today. there has been so much attention on this election. what makes it so unique? so, in the past month, the date

to congratulate him.- bassirou diomaye faye to congratulate him. re we exectin: congratulate him. and what are we exoecting to _ congratulate him. and what are we expecting to happen _ congratulate him. and what are we expecting to happen next, - congratulate him. and what are we | expecting to happen next, thomas? the results have started trickling in. the ones that have come are not official results yet. they are just collections done by various television stations and the political parties themselves. the electoral commission is still trying to compile the results from the various polling stations and declare them. a lot of people believe the opposition candidate will win this election. that is why his supporters are celebrating. the american comedian kevin hart has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award in comedy. the 44—year—old become only the 25th recipient of the mark twain prize for american humor. adam sandler, whoopi goldberg, and jon stewart are amongst the previous winners. hart said it was "amazing" to be in such company. afte

after provisional presidential election results appear to give the main opposition candidate, bassirou diomaye fayeg the organisation from delivering lifesaving aid to people in northern gaza.

bassirou diomaye faye is one of 19 candidates who will appear on the ballot.e is backed by the popular opposition figure ousmane sonko, who himself is barred from running. president sall has named former prime minister amadou ba as his pick to succeed him. as the humanitarian crisis worsens in sudan, u.n. officials are urging the sudanese military and rival rapid support forces to immediately allow aid deliveries to save nearly 5 million people from catastrophic hunger in the coming months. nearly 18 million people are already facing acute food insecurity after nearly one year of war. fighting has devastated agricultural production and disrupted trade, destroyed infrastructure, disrupted trade, and has blocked most access to humanitarian aid. unicef warns hundreds of thousands of sudanese children are suffering severe malnutrition. >> the numbers have been acutely malnourished children are rising. the lean season hasn't even begun. nearly 3.7 million children are projected to be acutely malnourished in sudan, including 730,000 who life-saving treatment. the ne

amy: bassirou diomaye faye is backed by the popular opposition leader ousmane sonko. until recently, the two men were sitting in prison cells, but they were released just 10 days before the election after outgoing president macky sall granted the pair amnesty. in ecuador, the mayor of the coastal city of san vicente was found shot dead in a car sunday. brigitte garcÍa was 27 years old and ecuador's youngest mayor. her communications director was also killed in the same attack. ecuador has been under a state of emergency since january due to rising violence by drug and armed groups linked to the drug trade. this is ecuadorian president daniel noboa. >> the assassination of the mayor and her communications director remind us this fight is not over. it gives us a warning and precise information there is narco terrorism within public institutions and there is narco terrorism among public officials which we are cleaning up. there he soon this will come to light. amy: nbc news has come under fire by its own star anchors for hiring former republican national committee chair

provisional results from the west african nation of senegal show that the opposition leader, bassirou diomaye fayeo reform the current political system. the former us vice—presidential candidate, joe lieberman, has died — at the age of 82. he also served as a senator during a long political career. his most prominent moment came when he was al gore�*s running mate, on the unsuccessful democratic ticket in 2000. in thailand, the senate will be asked to consider recognising same sex marriage — after the parliament voted to approve the measure. a full change to the law is still several months away, at least. if the law does pass, thailand will become the first country in south east asia to back same sex marriage. let�*s go to the central european nation, slovakia now — where there�*s a growing row over whether a dangerous bear really has been shot dead. a brown bear was caught on video rampaging through a town — and while hunters say they have now killed it, not everyone believes the right bear was targeted. with the story — here�*s graham satchell. it was a terrifying sight — a bear on the rampage i

opposition candidates have conceded, saying they believe the anti—establishment politician, bassirou diomaye faye an early lead to mr faye, putting him ahead of the former prime minister, amadou ba.counting is still going on and turnout seems to have been high, especially among young people. the vote follows weeks of political unrest after the outgoing present, macky sall, postponed the election, triggering deadly the supreme leader of the afghan taliban has defended the practice of stoning women and public lashing, describing them as part of divine law. in an audio message, hiba—tullah akhund—zada said the islamist movement rejected western democratic principles. more than 130 school children abducted earlier this month in nigeria have been freed. the army says they were rescued in the early hours of sunday. it's not clear if a ransom was paid. pictures of the released children show them looking emaciated and traumantised. ireland is set to have its youngest—ever prime minister. one of the country's main governing parties, fine gael, has declared simon harris, who's 37, its new leader, replacing

his party's presidential candidate, bassirou diomaye faye, was also released from prison on thursday.nicolas negoce — who's following this story what more do we know about why they were jailed in the first place. 0usmane sonko was jailed on charges for which he was acquitted. he ousmane sonko was jailed on charges for which he was acquitted.— for which he was acquitted. he was char: ed for which he was acquitted. he was charged with _ for which he was acquitted. he was charged with defaming _ for which he was acquitted. he was charged with defaming a _ for which he was acquitted. he was charged with defaming a minister. | the other man was jailed for demonstrating in the streets. what demonstrating in the streets. what does this mean _ demonstrating in the streets. what does this mean for _ demonstrating in the streets. what does this mean for the _ demonstrating in the streets. what does this mean for the upcoming elections? ~ ., does this mean for the upcoming elections? ~ . ., , , ., elections? what it means is that he wanted to ease _ elections? what it means is that he wanted to

provisional results from the west african nation of senegal show that the opposition leader, bassirou diomaye fayeal vote. his share was more than 54%. mr diomaye, who was only freed from prison ten days before the election, has said he wants to reform the current political system. the former us vice—presidential candidate, joe lieberman, has died, at the age of 82. he also served as a senator during a long political career. his most prominent moment came when he was al gore's running mate, on the unsuccessful democratic ticket in 2000. in thailand, the senate will be asked to consider recognising same sex marriage, after the parliament voted to approve the measure. a full change to the law is still several months away, at least. if the law does pass, thailand will become the first country in southeast asia to back same sex marriage. in the uk, the amount of sewage dumped into rivers and seas in england has increased dramatically. according to the environment agency, there were 3.6 million hours of spills last year —— that's more than double the previous year's number. 0ur environment corresponden

bassirou diomaye faye is set to be the next president of senegal.e will be the youngest ever president of the country. his victory comes just 10 days after he was released from prison for social media posts about alleged injustice in senegal�*s judicial system. his main opponent, former prime minister and ruling party candidate amadou ba, called faye to congratulate and formally recognize the victory. french president emmanuel macron also congratulated him on his win. here's mr faye speaking earlier. translation: by electing me resident of _ translation: by electing me resident of the _ translation: by electing me resident of the republic, - translation: by electing me resident of the republic, the l resident of the republic, the senegalese people have chosen to break with the past, to give substance to the immense hopes raised by a vision of society. a pledge to govern with humility and transparency and to fight corruption at all levels. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. farmers around europe have been protesting in recent weeks

�*s election are expected by march 29, but provisional results show that opposition leader bassirou diomaye fayeriod in senegalese politics that caught many off—guard. months in jail alongside ally and kingmaker ousmane sonko ended suddenly, with the pair released the week before the presidential election. now "mr clean", as he's nicknamed, has promised to get to work on some sweeping reforms. let's speak to our west africa correspondent, thomas naadi. tell us more about mr faye. pata psco patapsco river pata psco river is patapsco river is a aa—year—old tax inspector and a member of a just pounded party co—founded by opposition leader ousmane sonko. they were both imprisoned and subsequently released just a day before the election. ousmane sonko was qualified from contesting the election because of his suspended defamation conviction, so patapsco river was selected to replace him. he stands for the prince was fairness, integrity and transparency. he has already said he will rule this country with humility and he will also fight corruption, he has promised to reform the country's institutions an

his party's presidential candidate, bassirou diomaye faye, was also released from prison on thursday.ature and the british wildlife photography awards. this is the winning entry — a floating football, which has been covered by goose barnacles. it was pictured after it washed up on a beach in dorset. a coot running across a lake at sunrise was the winner of the young photographer section. this image of a common starling took the prize for best animal portrait. it was caught using a mix of flash and natural light, mid—flight. and this picture shows a close—up of slime mould — magnified many times. slime moulds are neither plants norfungi — and each of the ball—like heads on the stems is approximately one millimetre wide in real life. this snap took the award for animal behaviour — with three frogs squeezing together in a pond in springtime. you can see more of the best photographs on our website — bbc.co.uk/news. sir lenny henry will present his final comic relief tonight after almost a0 years. the comedian, who co—founded the charity, fronted the first programme back in 1988 which buil

bassirou diomaye faye has promised sweeping reforms. he has promised sweeping reforms.tions are enormous and the senegalese them won't experience then any period of grace which we are waiting for this election of ministers, directors, it is up to the party to show to the senegalese people from the very first hours and approach example. aha, people from the very first hours and approach example.— people from the very first hours and approach example. a likely president of one of most _ approach example. a likely president of one of most stable _ approach example. a likely president of one of most stable countries - approach example. a likely president of one of most stable countries in - of one of most stable countries in africa has a huge mountain to climb. all attention is now on the man who represents hope for the future of this nation. breaking news concerning the middle east situation in gaza and it is an update from the icj. you will remember they were looking at whether there was a case of genocide in terms of what is going on in gaza. that case brought by south a

in senegal, early results from sunday's presidential election put the candidate bassirou diomaye faye in the lead. at least five of the 18 other candidates already conceded to faye, who is backed by the popular opposition figure ousmane sonko -- who himself is barred from running. but former prime minister amadou ba, who has the backing of outgoing president macky sall, said he expects the vote could head to a run-off. a final provisional vote tally is expected tuesday. supporters of sonko and faye took to the streets to celebrate, nonetheless. >> i say it is great because it is democracy that is winning. everyone thought he would not happen. today, if these results are confirmed, it is senegal who absolutely wins. amy: sunday's vote had been rescheduled after president sall sought to delay the election, leading to large protests and accusations of an attempted power grab. sonko and faye were released from prison just days before the election after sall granted the men amnesty. residents of ukraine's second largest city, kharkiv, are facing rolling blackouts as russia continues a wave

bassirou faye, who is more antiestablishment, just released from jail. why was he injail? well, amadou ba of the... the opposition candidate, diomaye sonko was supposed to run on the ticket of the opposition but there was a defamation conviction, which automatically disqualifies him from contesting in this particular election. there had to be a replacement and diomaye was chosen to run on the ticket of the opposition. they were just released a little over week before this particular election. that was thomas naadi. crumbling courts, a lack of defence lawyers and not enough legal advisors — just some of the reasons given for 66,000 court cases in england and wales that remain stuck in limbo. for victims of sexual abuse, the long wait forjustice can be particularly difficult — and there are fears that delays may be deterring some people from reporting it. our reporterjosie hannett has been looking at this situation in south—east england. it was 38 years ago, i was ten—years—old and i was terrified. i froze on the spot. matt hayward is talking about his experience of being abused as a child by a family friend. for years, he kept it a