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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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, a previously little-known tax inspector freed from jail two weeks ago, looks likely to become Senegal’s next president after a vote that observers say is proof of the ...

Just weeks after being released from jail, Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to become Senegal's youngest ever president following an extraordinary election victory. The meteoric rise of The 44-year ...

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 ...

Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in Tuesday in Diamniadio as Senegal’s fifth president, having defeated main rival and ruling party coalition candidate Amadou Ba and winning the delayed election ...