Can Senegal's New President, Diomaye Faye Be Compared To Ibrahim Traore Of Burkina Faso ?
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Published 2024-03-27
When Senegalese President Macky Sall canceled the planned election that was supposed to occur in February 2024, everybody thought that the country which has been hailed as the most stable democracy in Africa, was about to lose that title. However, the pressure from the country and the international community eventually led the President to reverse his decision, and on March 24th, 2024, the Senegalese Presidential election was held with nineteen candidates contesting for that position. And, based on a general amnesty law passed shortly before the vote to ease political tensions, election result, the next President of Senegal is none other than 44-year-old opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a man who was in jail two weeks before the election and who nobody knew about two years ago. So who is Diomaye Faye? What is his plan for the people of Senegal and can he be compared to Africa’s youngest President, Captain Ibrahim Traore? Let's find out in this video.
Born in 1980, Diomaye Faye never dreamed that he would one day become the President of Senegal. After graduating from the university in 2000, he bagged a master's degree in law and started a career as a tax inspector in the Tax and Estates department. It was during this period that he met and forged a friendship with the leader of Senegalese main opposition party Ousmane Sonko, who was also a tax inspector at the time. Together they were instrumental in forming the Taxes and Estates Union where Faye advocated for facilitating homeownership for tax and property agents.
All Comments (21)
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As a Black American Muslim, this is the Africa I love and pray for. 🤲🏿✊🏿
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Yes youth President no more robbery of resources and suffering of the people, our people. We hail you from Jamaica.
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Africa will rise because it’s the mother of humanity! It’s time for ONE AFRICA. Together we will make Africa one of the most prosperous Continent! Africa have the most youth population in the world.Unlimited of resources.❤ from Haiti 🇭🇹
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Stop the comparisons. He's just getting started. Let him lead his country. Hopefully he will do what he has said. And hopefully he can make alliances with like minded leaders that truly have the welfare of Africa as their motivation.
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This is a good start. The world is changing and Africa must change.❤
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Coming out of prison to 2 weeks later be elected by the people's as leader leaves me speechless.
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Congratulations to you Mr. President, please kick France out of Senegal. Thank you ✌️
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Africa is slowly waking up. We need young lions to take this continent forward.
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We need more young leaders, tired of these old folks making poor decisions for our African Continent 🇿🇦
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They don’t need to be compared they both are the best they can be one and I am so proud of both of them and the other young people in they congress AFRICA KEEP WAKING UP ❤❤❤
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President Faye sounds like is is going to be a great leader for his people.
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Please Call the new Currency for Senegal AFRO and Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger too. Uniform Currency for Africa "AFRO".
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Yes - new currency please Africa ! Africa is rising I’m so proud. I prayer for this new generation of leaders.
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We need more of these kinds new leaders more Ibrahim taore❤❤❤💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾....greeting from Tanzania 🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿
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Way to go Faye! Support the people of your country first.
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I am praying for Africa. You are on the right track.
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This is my Africa. Africa of great warriors and ancestors. Everyone have fought with us but did not succeed. Our God is able. Many love my president.
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Africa wil surely wake up,and it's happening now!!!
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Stop getting ready to compare them brothers and send them positive vibrations. Bug up the young ones
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Roar young lions roar
