Bassirou Diomaye Faye: “The Senegalese people have made the choice of rupture” The future president of Senegal, the fifth in the country's history, spoke this Monday evening, after receiving congratulations from Macky Sall. “I would like to say to the international community, to our bilateral and multilateral partners that Senegal will always hold its place, it will remain the friendly country and the safe and reliable ally,” he told the press.