Bassirou Diomaye Faye will become the president of Senegal after the recognition on Monday by his main opponent of a victory in the first round of the presidential election. “Diomaye”, as he is commonly called (“the honorable” in Serer, one of the human communities of Senegal), celebrated his 44th birthday on Monday.
The former tax inspector discreetly took the steps in the shadow of his mentor Ousmane Sonko.