[RFI] In his first speech to the nation since his election as president of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye said one of his first policy moves would be to audit the country’s oil, gas and mining sectors to root out corruption.

[Foroyaa] During the presidential election in The Gambia, the PDOIS Manifesto called for separation of party and state by declaring that the PDOIS candidate will vacate all party seats once elected as president. It was emphasised that executive power should be exercised to promote the general welfare of the people …

[RFI] In Senegal, in his first act as leader, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has appointed by his ally and key backer Ousmane Sonko as prime minister.

[RFI] Bassirou Diomaye Faye became Senegal’s youngest president, Tuesday, pledging systemic change, greater sovereignty and calm after years of turmoil in the country.

[Daily Trust] Senegal’s opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in yesterday as the country’s fifth and youngest president ever, promising to restore stability and bring economic progress.

[Leadership] A left-wing pan-Africanist, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has been sworn in on Tuesday as Senegal’s youngest president.

[VOA] Paris — He ran as the candidate with a platform of « rupture, » championing greater sovereignty for his homeland — including by leaving the CFA West African Franc currency union, created by France nearly a century ago.

[RFI] As Senegal prepares for the inauguration of president Bassirou Diomaye Faye this Tuesday, his native village of Ndiaganiao has already begun celebrating. RFI’s correspondent met with his father and inhabitants in the region of Mbour, one hundred kilometres to the west of the capital.

[Premium Times] ECOWAS hopes the presidential election in Senegal will be the breaking point from a troubled past in West Africa.

[VOA] Yaounde — Members of Cameroon’s opposition parties are encouraging citizens to learn from Senegal, where a 44-year-old politician was elected last week as the youngest leader on the African continent. They say it’s time for change in Cameroon, where President Paul Biya, now in his 90s, has ruled for …