Systemic Change and Greater Sovereignty
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 44, the opposition candidate in the recent Senegalese presidential election, was sworn into office on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, as the nation's fifth president. He's now also Africa's youngest elected president.
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye will be succeeding Macky Sall who ruled Senegal since 2012.
Senegal's Newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye addresses the audience after he took the oath of office as president during the inauguration ceremony in Dakar, Senegal April 2, 2024. Photo credit: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
More solidarity is also needed between African nations to tackle security threats, the freshly minted leader said to an audience of officials and African heads of state in Diamniadio near Dakar, the capital city.
Over a dozen heads of state and regional representatives attended the inauguration, including Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu, Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo, and African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat. The military juntas of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger also sent representatives.
In Pictures | President Diomaye Faye of Senegal Inauguration