Dignitaries gather for Senegal inauguration

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Senegal TV channel RTS is showing live pictures from the hall where President Macky Sall will be sworn in for a second term.

There are several heads of state there including Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso:

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And Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara is also there:

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The presidents of Liberia, The Gambia, Rwanda and Nigeria are also present.

Mr Sall took 58% of the vote in February's election in which he faced four challengers, but was accused of preventing some of his main rivals from running.

The opposition candidates have rejected the results, but say a court challenge would be futile.