His Excellency Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia, and delegation have travelled to Dakar to attend the inauguration ceremony of President-elect His Excellency Bassirou Diomaye Faye of the Republic of Senegal, scheduled for today, Tuesday, 2nd April 2024. The President and delegation departed Banjul on Monday, 1st April 2024.
Bassirou Diomaye Faye became president-elect, after Senegal’s Constitutional Council recently confirmed his win, clearing the path for him to become the country’s fifth president.
Faye, known for his anti-establishment stance and as an ally to prominent opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, captured more than 54 percent of the vote in the March 25th presidential election. This victory was notable against his main rival, Amadou Ba, the candidate from the ruling coalition, who received about 35 percent of the vote.
At 44, he will be the youngest president in Africa, a fact that has garnered attention and praise, highlighting a generational shift in political leadership.
Faye’s remarkable rise to the presidency, especially after being imprisoned just 10 days before his electoral victory for a critical social media post, underscores a dramatic turn in his political fortune.
