New Senegalese President Basserou Ndayumye Faye was released from prison only 10 days before his election. Faye's frank speeches on corruption and the fight against it, made attention turn to the future of Senegal's partnerships with the outside world in the new era.
Burkinabe writer and researcher Mohamed Lamine Souadgo believes that the organization of the elections and the success of Passero represents the downfall of France. He said on the platform of Senegal it adopts an opposed to Western imperialism.