Senegal’s main opposition party says its leader, Ousmane Sonko, has ended a hunger strike he began following his arrest in late July.
Mr Sonko who is a fierce critic of President Macky Sall, had been charged with insurrection, undermining state security and terrorist activity.
He had already been banned from standing in next year’s presidential election after a court sentenced him to two years in prison for morally corrupting a young woman.
Reports say Mr Sonko has a passionate following among many young Senegalese people.
Muslim leaders had urged him to end his hunger strike and he was admitted to the intensive care unit last month after his health deteriorated.
BBC/Maxwell Oyekunle
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