As Senegal’s Faye takes office, France watches closely
Voice of America
Bassirou Diomaye Faye gives his address as Senegal's President at an exhibition centre in the new town of Diamniadio near the capital Dakar, Apr. 2, 2024. FILE - Senegalese Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall departs the Elysee presidential Palace after attending a meeting with the French President and Senegal's President, amid the New Global Financial Pact Summit in Paris, June 23, 2023. FILE - Poet and former Senegal President Leopold Sedar Senghor delivers a speech to members of the Academie Francaise, 29 March 1984 in Paris, during his reception as new member.
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.
