Bassirou Diomaye Faye
27 Dec
New African magazine on Friday released its annual list of the 100 Most Influential Africans, which included people who have made positive impacts on the continent and globally. The Guardian reports that the list comprised persons from 29 nationalities, with Nigeria the most represented country while Kenya followed in second place. Editor Anver Versi described…
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Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday asked for more European support to tackle instability in the Sahel as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wrapped up a visit to West Africa. The troubled Sahel states of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are plagued by jihadist violence and ruled by juntas who took power in a…
17 Aug
Senegal's first satellite has been successfully launched into orbit, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said, adding the move marked a major step towards the West African country's "technological sovereignty". The GAINDESAT-1A satellite was launched at 18:56 GMT Friday from the Vandenberg base in California, Faye wrote in a post on X late Friday. "The result of…
16 May 2024
A meeting between President Bola Tinubu and the new President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, is currently underway at the State House, Abuja. The meeting between the two leaders, it was gathered, is a courtesy call on President Tinubu by the newest member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads…
23 Apr 2024
Senegal's new leader, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has called for a "rethought" relationship with the EU during a visit by European Council President Charles Michel. Faye, who was inaugurated as president on April 2, was elected on pledges of radical reform and promises to restore national "sovereignty" over key industries. Speaking at a joint press conference…
8 Apr 2024
Last week’s inauguration of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal, despite months of hair-raising suspense has renewed hope that democracy has capacity to replenish itself.
7 Apr 2024
The inauguration, last week of the newly-elected President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye will be recognised for its significance in sealing the long struggle of the Senegalese to halt the subversion of the democratic process by former President Sall.
6 Apr 2024
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye named a "breakaway" government on Friday, appointing a host of fresh faces to top roles following his landslide election win last month.
3 Apr 2024
Left-wing pan-Africanist Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Tuesday became Senegal's youngest president, pledging systemic change after years of deadly turmoil and announcing his mentor, opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, as prime minister. Faye, 44, has never previously held an elected office. He swept to a first-round victory on a promise of radical reform just 10 days after…
2 Apr 2024
Nigeria President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Dakar, Senegal, joined other regional leaders to witness the inauguration of Bassirou Diomaye Faye as Senegal's President. Tinubu, accompanied on the trip by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, and other senior government officials, on Tuesday departed Abuja early for the trip on the invitation…
2 Apr 2024
Propelled to power from humble roots despite never holding national elected office, Senegal's president-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye, defied the odds by promising radical change and being guided by a charismatic mentor. Commonly known as Diomaye, which means "the honourable one" in the local Serer language, he won the March 24 presidential election with 54.3 percent…
2 Apr 2024
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a left-wing pan-Africanist, was sworn in Tuesday as Senegal's youngest president after sweeping to a first-round victory on a pledge of radical reform 10 days after he was released from prison. The 44-year-old has never before held an elected office but several African leaders attended the ceremony in the new town of…
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