From Prisoner To Senegal’s President

How Bassirou Diomaye Faye Won

In Just 10 Days

We Love Africa: Diomaye Faye From Prisoner to Senegal’s President: How Did Bassirou Diomaye Faye Win in Just 10 Days!

Can someone who has just come out of prison become a nation's leader? The current president of Senegal was in prison in the same month he became president. On 14 March, just days before the election, Sonko and Faye were released from prison, and now he is the nation's president.

But what made him the choice of the majority? And if he truly was the best choice, what was he doing in prison?