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Senegal's newly elected President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has made his first visit to a foreign country since his election as President late last month. He has made his visit to Mauritania, in order to discuss an array of different issues facing the two nations. Joint Development President Faye arrived in the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott on Thursday morning for a "friendship...

The European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) has requested the European Commission to begin an investigation into the alleged misuse of EU funds in Senegal after reports that an EU funded police force, intended to tackle cross border crime, was used to suppress pro-democracy protests. The Investigation An investigation carried out by Al Jazeera and the...

Senegal's new government, headed by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, has announced its formation bringing with it a number of new faces, as well as reappointing several ministers from the previous administration. A New Government PM Sonko presented President Faye with his list of ministers he was seeking to appoint, which was approved by the President. PM...

From Prison to Presidency Senegal's politics look much different today than they did two days ago after the inauguration ceremony of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has now officially taken place. President Faye now takes power as Senegal's fifth President after his first round victory in the nations' March 24th election with 54.28% of the vote. He defeated the ruling party...

What's Happening After releasing preliminary results on Wednesday, Senegal's Constitutional Council has affirmed election results which declare Bassirou Diomaye Faye as the winner of the election with 54.28% of the vote, officially securing him a first round victory. In second place is Prime Minister Amadou Ba, the ruling party's candidate, who secured 35.47% of the vote. PM Ba conceded on March...