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First Coast Connect 2026 Election Coverage

Weeks ago, Bassirou Diomaye Faye was in prison. Now, he is Senegal's president

NPR | By Emmanuel Akinwotu

Published April 2, 2024 at 5:29 PM EDT

Senegal's youngest ever president has been sworn-in after a dramatic prison to presidential palace rise to power.

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First Coast Connect 2026 Election Coverage

Emmanuel Akinwotu

Emmanuel Akinwotu is an international correspondent for NPR.