A left-wing pan-Africanist, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has been sworn in on Tuesday as Senegal's youngest president.
Faye swept the poll at a first-round victory on a pledge of radical reform just 10 days after he was released from prison.
He also vowed to"scrupulously observe the provisions of the Constitution and the laws" and to defend"the integrity of the territory and national independence, and to spare no effort to achieve African unity." Working with his populist mentor, Ousmane Sonko, who was barred from the election, Faye declared their priorities in his victory speech: national reconciliation, easing a cost-of-living crisis and fighting corruption.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.
But he has also sought to reassure investors that Senegal"will remain a friendly country and a sure and reliable ally for any partner that engages with us in virtuous, respectful and mutually productive cooperation."
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