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Senegal: Who Is Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal's New President?
People's Dispatch, 28 March 2024
44-year-old Faye won the March 24 election with 54.2% of the vote, according to the official provisional results from the National Voting Census Commission. He has promised to… Read more »
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Senegal: Senegal's Youngest President, Faye, Sworn in
Daily Trust, 3 April 2024
Senegal's opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in yesterday as the country's fifth and youngest president ever, promising to restore stability and bring economic… Read more »
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Senegal: Bassirou Diomaye Faye Sworn in As Senegal's 5th President
VOA, 2 April 2024
Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in Tuesday in Diamniadio as Senegal's fifth president, having defeated main rival and ruling party coalition candidate Amadou Ba and winning the… Read more »
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Senegal: Bassirou Diomaye Faye Becomes Senegal's Youngest President Ever
RFI, 2 April 2024
Bassirou Diomaye Faye became Senegal's youngest president, Tuesday, pledging systemic change, greater sovereignty and calm after years of turmoil in the country. Read more »
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Senegal: Bassirou Faye Sworn in As Senegal's President
Leadership, 2 April 2024
A left-wing pan-Africanist, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has been sworn in on Tuesday as Senegal's youngest president. Read more »
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Senegal: As Senegal's Faye Takes Office, France Watches Closely
VOA, 2 April 2024
He ran as the candidate with a platform of "rupture," championing greater sovereignty for his homeland -- including by leaving the CFA West African Franc currency union, created by… Read more »
Who Is Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal's New President?
In a country whose presidents have held close ties with France, the former colonizer, Bassirou Diomaye Faye plans for a new national currency, breaking away from the neocolonial CFA Franc which is in use by 14 African countries and is pegged to France's currency (the Euro), historically accruing immense benefits to the French state and its corporations.
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The ruling coalition's candidate, former Prime Minister Amadou Ba, has conceded defeat and congratulated his opposition rival Bassirou Diomaye Faye for winning the presidential ... Read more »
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Thousands of supporters of Senegalese opposition leaders Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye rejoiced in Dakar as the pair emerged from prison, following their release an Read more »
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Senegalese opposition Pastef party has appointed Bassirou Diomaye Faye, secretary-general of the party and right-hand man of Ousmane Sonko, as its candidate for the February 25, ... Read more »
