Only two weeks ago, Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sitting in a prison cell. Faye was arrested almost a year ago for 'spreading false news, contempt of court, and defamation of a constituted body. He is now set to be inaugurated as Senegal's president.
Only two weeks ago, Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sitting in a prison cell. Faye was arrested almost a year ago for"spreading false news, contempt of court, and defamation of a constituted body. He is now set to be inaugurated as Senegal's president.Yet, at the age of 44, he is set to become Senegal's and Africa's youngest head of state.
He had followed in Sonko's footsteps by sitting Senegal's administration and magistrate exams, before taking over as head of a trade union from Sonko."They are two sides of the same coin with two different styles," said Moustapha Sarr, a trainer of former Pastef activists. He also vowed to renegotiate oil and fishing contracts, and raised the controversial issue of a new national currency to replace thePresenting himself as part of a new generation of politicians, he believes in national sovereignty, a fairer distribution of wealth, and reform of what he sees as a corrupt justice system.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.
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