Huge crowd gather outside court in Dakar as Senegal opposition leader released on bail

Demonstrators gathered outside the courthouse in Dakar on Monday (March 9) as opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was granted bail.

Demonstrators gathered outside the courthouse in Dakar on Monday (March 9) as opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was granted bail.

Footage filmed by @Sim_Youssoupha shows the large crowd outside the court.

Sonko's arrest prompted several days of protests and violence.