Few had heard of him a year ago, and now he is set to become president. 44-year old Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s extraordinary rise caps a rollercoaster period in Senegalese politics that caught many off-guard. His months in jail alongside political ally and kingmaker Ousmane Sonko ended suddenly, with the pair released the week before the … Continue reading Senegal’s Bassirou Faye now Africa’s youngest elected president