“Considering the trends of the presidential election results and awaiting the official declaration, I congratulate the president Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, aged 44, stands on the brink of becoming Africa's youngest democratically elected leader as a presidential candidate in Senegal.
Amadou Ba from Senegal's governing coalition has called opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye to congratulate him on winning Sunday's election. Ba had the backing of outgoing President Macky Sall.
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