Nigeria President Bola Tinubu joined other regional leaders to witness the inauguration of Bassirou Diomaye Faye as Senegal's President in Dakar, the country's capital.
Nigeria President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Dakar, Senegal, joined other regional leaders to witness the inauguration of Bassirou Diomaye Faye as Senegal's President. Tinubu, accompanied on the trip by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, and other senior government officials, on Tuesday departed Abuja early for the trip on the invitation…
The Nigerian President, who is the Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, joined other regional leaders to witness the inauguration at Diamniadio Exhibition Centre. Faye was arrested and sent to prison, where he stayed for 11 months before being released just before last month’s vote.
In 2023, he was arrested on multiple charges, including provoking insurrection, conspiring with “terrorist groups”, endangering state security and immoral behavior towards individuals younger than 21.Overwhelmingly funded by the Senegalese diaspora from Europe and North America, Faye and Sonko ran an American-style campaign, campaigning as a duo “Diomaye Sonko” on a pan-African ticket.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities.
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