Senegal has inaugurated Africa’s youngest elected leader as president. The 44-year-old and previously little-known Bassirou Diomaye Faye has completed a dramatic ascent from prison to palace within weeks.
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Senegal swears in Africa’s youngest elected leader as president in a dramatic prison-to-palace rise

Senegal has inaugurated Africa’s youngest elected leader as president. The 44-year-old and previously little-known Bassirou Diomaye Faye has completed a dramatic ascent from prison to palace within weeks.
 
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