Senegal: who is Bassirou Diomaye Faye who went from prison to the presidency in a flash?. Elected on the evening of March 24 by the Senegalese in the first round.

He replaced the opposition figure, Ousmane Sonko, who had been dismissed. Two years later, he was arrested for “disturbing public order” while going to court. He was accused of being accused of rape by a young employee of a massage parlor.