Meet Senegal’s youngest President-elect: Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Senegal has just elected its youngest president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye who was the opposition leader who led the race in Senegal’s presidential election.

Faye will be taking over as the country’s fifth president by the outgoing President Macky Sall, who is stepping down after a second term. 

Bassirou Diomaye Faye (born 1980) is a Senegalese politician and a former tax inspector.

Millions of Senegalese nationals took part in a peaceful vote on Sunday, following three years of turbulence and opposition protests against the incumbent, Macky Sall.