Opposition-backed political newcomer Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 44, has been elected president of Senegal, set to succeed incumbent Macky Sall.

Opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in as Senegal’s president, becoming Africa’s youngest elected leader less than three weeks after he was released from prison to run in last ...

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye rocketed to international fame last March when he went from prison to president-elect of the West African nation of Senegal in 10 days, becoming the youngest ...

BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister of Senegal Ousmane Sonko in Beijing on ...

In April, just weeks after being released from prison, Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in as Senegal’s youngest-ever President. The 44-year-old former tax inspector turned politician campaigned ...

From a Dakar prison to the presidency, Senegal's anti-establishment Bassirou Diomaye Faye embodies the winning charisma of his mentor and opposition figurehead Ousmane Sonko, who endorsed him as ...

Senegal's little-known opposition figure who was elected president this week in a tightly contested race won over 54% of the votes, according to results released on Wednesday.

Bassirou Diomaye Faye (pronounced BASS-ih-roo jo-MY FIE) grew up in a house occupied by more than 10 adults and a gaggle of children he ran around with, according to his uncle.

“Congratulations to Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his unquestionable victory,” she said on X. It was not clear how many of the 15,633 polling stations have been counted so far.

One year since his historic election, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's record is mixed. Faye and his Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko promised a reset of the economy, a war on corruption ...

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a Senegalese political newcomer who is set to be declared the country’s next president, has vowed to govern with humility and transparency. Provisional results from Sunday ...