Presidential election in Senegal: counting has started, results expected within the week. Senegal remains uncertain about the need for a second round, for which no date has yet been set.
Bassirou Diomaye Faye wants to be the “candidate for system change” and “left-wing Pan-Africanism” He promised to fight corruption and better distribute wealth, and also pledged to renegotiate mining, gas and oil contracts concluded with foreign companies. At 44 years old as of Monday he would become the youngest president of Senegal.