Senegal’s 44-Year-Old Faye Set To Become Africa’s Youngest Elected President, Vows To Govern With Transparency
9 months ago915 min
Senegal opposition presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Monday promised to govern with humility and transparency. BBC reports that Faye, set to be declared the next president after his main rival called him to concede defeat, thanked President Macky Sall and other candidates for respecting Senegal’s democratic tradition by recognising his victory well before official results. “In electing me, the Senegalese people have decided on a break with a past,” Faye told journalists...