DAKAR - Imprisoned Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, whose bid for the 2024 presidential election is in doubt, has ended the hunger strike he has been on since mid-October, announced two of his party officials who visited him in prison.
Mr Sonko had been admitted to intensive care in a Dakar hospital after losing consciousness at the end of October and was in a "very weak" state at the time, according to his lawyers.
On Friday, Senegal's Supreme Court overturned a ruling that had put Mr Sonko back in the running for the presidency by overturning his removal from the electoral roll following his conviction in a vice case.
The case is due to be retried on a date yet to be announced, at a time when the opposition leader is racing against time to obtain the sponsorship he needs to stand as a presidential candidate.
Since Sunday, Mr Sonko's party, Pastef, has been calling for support for Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who is also behind bars. "To sponsor Diomaye is to sponsor Sonko", says a party campaign. However, the party continues to say that Ousmane Sonko's candidacy is plan A.
