Several opposition candidates in Senegal's delayed presidential election have declared rival Bassirou Diomaye Faye the winner after first tallies showed him taking the lead, sending opposition support...
03.23.2024 usnews.com , businesslive.co.za , blog.yomiuri.co.jp and 492 sitesEarly results from Sunday’s presidential elections in Senegal show opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye is in the lead, prompting his supporters to celebrate on the streets of the capital Dakar ...
03.25.2024 Aljazeera.com and 7 sitesFew had heard of him a year ago, and now he is about to become president. The extraordinary rise of Bassirou Diomaye Faye caps a rollercoaster period in Senegalese politics that took many by surprise....
03.25.2024 Yahoo.com and 21 sitesSupporters of Bassirou Diomaye Faye celebrate in Dakar Opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye has emerged as favourite to win Senegal’s presidential election, after several rivals conceded. Millions ...
03.24.2024 aljazeera.com , yahoo.com , rfi.fr and 57 sitesDAKAR, Senegal (AP) — 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. The presidential election on Sunday marked a stunning victory for 44-year-old Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who was freed from prison less than two weeks ago and is now due to be the youngest leader of the West African nation. The government-backed candidate, former Prime Minister Amadou Ba, conceded to Faye...
03.27.2024 dailymail.co.uk , abcnews.go.com , washingtontimes.com and 49 sitesAfter weeks of political unrest, people in Senegal are voting for a new president. Seventeen candidates are on the ballot, each hoping to replace President Macky Sall who is barred from running again ...
03.24.2024 Yahoo.com and 11 sitesBy Bate Felix and Portia Crowe DAKAR (Reuters) – Just a few months ago, the man set to be Senegal’s next president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was sitting in a prison cell, a relatively unknown figure out...
03.25.2024 yahoo.com , thestar.com.my , dailymail.co.uk and 46 sitesSenegal opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to be declared the country's next president after his rival from the ruling coalition called him to concede defeat. Results trickling in since...
03.25.2024 straitstimes.com , usnews.com , yahoo.com and 72 sitesSenegal’s anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye appeared early Monday to be closing in on victory in a presidential poll that follows several years of unrest and a political crisis, while...
03.24.2024 punchng.com , ahram.org.eg and 62 sitesVote counting is under way in Senegal after a delayed presidential election that many hope will bring change after a turbulent political period that has triggered violent anti-government protests and boosted support for the opposition. More than seve...
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