26/03/2024
DO YOU KNOW
▪️Senegal will arguably become another Africa's country with two first ladies after the Gambia.
▪️The 44-Yr-Old Senegalese President-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye is blessed with two wives, namely Marie Khone Faye and
Absa Faye. They've 4 children.
▪️Faye is a close friend of Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, that he even named one of his sons Ousmane in honor of their friendship.
▪️Faye says he believes in system change and left-wing pan-Africanism to reclaim Senegal’s sovereignty, a rhetoric some analysts believe is an allusion to intentionally distance the country from Western powers especially former colonial ruler France.
▪️During political campaigns, Faye also vowed to fight the “French economic stranglehold” over Senegal if elected.
▪️In 2000, Faye earned his baccalaureate. He successfully attained a master’s degree in law and subsequently cleared both competitive exams, enrolling at the National School of Administration (ENA) and the magistracy in 2004.
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