#Diomaye Faye

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Le Lion du Sahel rugit : Assimi Goïta face aux manœuvres de déstabilisation

  Dans une déclaration percutante, l’Honorable Aboubacar Sidick Fomba, membre du Conseil National de Transition (CNT), dresse un bilan sans concession des relations entre le Mali et la France. Son message, empreint de fierté nationale, met en lumière la détermination du Colonel Assimi Goïta à défendre la souveraineté malienne. Le Mali debout face à l’ingérence Fomba énumère 17 “échecs” de la…

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Activement recherché : Bassirou Diomaye Faye visé par la DIC

Pour rappel, selon Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Ousmane Sonko a jusqu’au 29 avril 2023 pour faire appel. Bien que ce délai soit toujours en cours, les magistrats ont décidé de juger les dirigeants de Pastef avant l’expiration du délai. Défiant ce que la loi lui permet de faire. Les policiers ont effectué une descente inopinée dans son domicile à  Dakar, ce vendredi, selon les informations de Seneweb.…

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Note: I super don't like the framing of this headline. "Here's why it matters" idk it's almost like there's an entire country's worth of people who get to keep their democracy! Clearly! But there are few good articles on this in English, so we're going with this one anyway.

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2024 is the biggest global election year in history and the future of democracy is on every ballot. But amid an international backsliding in democratic norms, including in countries with a longer history of democracy like India, Senegal’s election last week was a major win for democracy. It’s also an indication that a new political class is coming of age in Africa, exemplified by Senegal’s new 44-year-old president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye.

The West African nation managed to pull off a free and fair election on March 24 despite significant obstacles, including efforts by former President Macky Sall to delay the elections and imprison or disqualify opposition candidates. Add those challenges to the fact that many neighboring countries in West Africa — most prominently Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, but other nations across the region too — have been repeatedly undermined by military coups since 2020.

Sall had been in power since 2012, serving two terms. He declined to seek a third term following years of speculation that he would do so despite a constitutional two-term limit. But he attempted to extend his term, announcing in February that elections (originally to be held that month) would be pushed off until the end of the year in defiance of the electoral schedule.

Sall’s allies in the National Assembly approved the measure, but only after security forces removed opposition politicians, who vociferously protested the delay. Senegalese society came out in droves to protest Sall’s attempted self-coup, and the Constitutional Council ruled in late February that Sall’s attempt to stay in power could not stand.

That itself was a win for democracy. Still, opposition candidates, including Faye, though legally able to run, remained imprisoned until just days before the election — while others were barred from running at all. The future of Senegal’s democracy seemed uncertain at best.

Cut to Tuesday [April 2, 2024], when Sall stepped down and handed power to Faye, a former tax examiner who won on a campaign of combating corruption, as well as greater sovereignty and economic opportunity for the Senegalese. And it was young voters who carried Faye to victory...

“This election showed the resilience of the democracy in Senegal that resisted the shock of an unexpected postponement,” Adele Ravidà, Senegal country director at the lnternational Foundation for Electoral Systems, told Vox via email. “... after a couple of years of unprecedented episodes of violence [the Senegalese people] turned the page smoothly, allowing a peaceful transfer of power.”

And though Faye’s aims won’t be easy to achieve, his win can tell us not only about how Senegal managed to establish its young democracy, but also about the positive trend of democratic entrenchment and international cooperation in African nations, and the power of young Africans...

Senegal and Democracy in Africa

Since it gained independence from France in 1960, Senegal has never had a coup — military or civilian. Increasingly strong and competitive democracy has been the norm for Senegal, and the country’s civil society went out in great force over the past three years of Sall’s term to enforce those norms.

“I think that it is really the victory of the democratic institutions — the government, but also civil society organization,” Sany said. “They were mobilized, from the unions, teacher unions, workers, NGOs. The civil society in Senegal is one of the most experienced, well-organized democratic institutions on the continent.” Senegalese civil society also pushed back against former President Abdoulaye Wade’s attempt to cling to power back in 2012, and the Senegalese people voted him out...

Faye will still have his work cut out for him accomplishing the goals he campaigned on, including economic prosperity, transparency, food security, increased sovereignty, and the strengthening of democratic institutions. This will be important, especially for Senegal’s young people, who are at the forefront of another major trend.

Young Africans will play an increasingly key role in the coming decades, both on the continent and on the global stage; Africa’s youth population (people aged 15 to 24) will make up approximately 35 percent of the world’s youth population by 2050, and Africa’s population is expected to grow from 1.5 billion to 2.5 billion during that time. In Senegal, people aged 10 to 24 make up 32 percent of the population, according to the UN.

“These young people have connected to the rest of the world,” Sany said. “They see what’s happening. They are interested. They are smart. They are more educated.” And they have high expectations not only for their economic future but also for their civil rights and autonomy.

The reality of government is always different from the promise of campaigning, but Faye’s election is part of a promising trend of democratic entrenchment in Africa, exemplified by successful transitions of power in Nigeria, Liberia, and Sierra Leone over the past year. To be sure, those elections were not without challenges, but on the whole, they provide an important counterweight to democratic backsliding.

Senegalese people, especially the younger generation, have high expectations for what democracy can and should deliver for them. It’s up to Faye and his government to follow."

-via Vox, April 4, 2024

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Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s win was powered by discontented younger voters. Unemployment among young adults is at nearly 20 per cent in Senegal. © John Wessels/AFP/Getty Images

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Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye visiting Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and meeting Burkinabe President Ibrahim Traore today, 30 May 2024

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Sénégal : Dangote vise l'industrie de transformation du "Gaz naturel en urée"

Aliko Dangote, président de Dangote Industries Limited, a rencontré le président sénégalais Bassirou Diomaye Faye ce jeudi, en marge d’une visite de courtoisie dans la métropole new-yorkaise. Cette rencontre a marqué une étape clé dans l’expansion des investissements du groupe Dangote au Sénégal, notamment dans les secteurs de l’urée et des engrais, confirmant ainsi la volonté de l’homme…

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Senegal’s president dissolves parliament

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved the opposition National Assembly to ease tensions between the legislative and executive branches of government.

In an address to the nation on Thursday, Faye announced that snap elections would be held on 17 November this year.

By virtue of the powers conferred on me by Article 87 of the Constitution, and after consulting the Constitutional Council on the right date, the Prime Minister and the President of the National Assembly, on the expediency, I dissolve the National Assembly.

The President stated that the opposition-dominated legislature made it difficult for him to carry out the “systemic transformation” he had promised during the election campaign.

Tensions between the executive and the legislature came to light recently when opposition legislators cancelled a debate on the budget and threatened to move a motion of censure against the government.

However, the Benno Bokk Yakaar parliamentary group criticised the dissolution, saying it was aimed at avoiding a motion to censure the cabinet. In a statement, the group accused Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko of “manipulating institutions to serve their own political interests.” Abdou Mbow, president of the majority parliamentary group, stated:

This dissolution is a blatant attempt to silence the parliamentary opposition and avoid any democratic debate on the management of the country.

Read more HERE

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Sommet du GAVI : Le Président Diomaye plaide pour la souveraineté vaccinale

En prenant part au forum international GAVI ce jeudi à Paris, le Président sénégalais Bassirou Diomaye Faye a réaffirmé son engagement personnel envers la santé, « un pilier central dans l’action » de son gouvernement. Il a rappelé l’histoire récente de la pandémie de COVID-19 qui a mis en lumière la « vulnérabilité » et « le manque de préparation face aux pandémies », soulignant ainsi…

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Ghana-Sénégal-CEDEAO: Nana Akufo-Addo reçoit Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Le Président ghanéen, Nana Akufo-Addo, a reçu le vendredi 17 mai 2024 à Accra le nouveau Président sénégalais, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, qui est en visite de travail d’une journée au Ghana. Selon la présidence ghanéenne, la visite du Président du Sénégal au Ghana, un pays anglophone de la CEDEAO, marque une étape importante dans l’amitié et la coopération durables entre les deux pays. Le Président…

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Senegal’s Faye appoints Long Time ally Sonko as prime minister, Vows to Fight Corruption

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Bassirou Diomaye Faye pictured on 22 March during the election campaign in Senegal (AFP via Getty)

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More photos of Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's trip to Mali, 30 May 2024

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Bassirou Diomaye Faye Surprend en Choisissant Ousmane Sonko comme Premier ministre

Le paysage politique sénégalais évolue avec une nomination qui capture l’attention et suscite des réflexions profondes. En effet, le président nouvellement élu, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a fait un choix audacieux en nommant Ousmane Sonko au poste de Premier ministre. Cette décision marque un tournant significatif, alors que Sonko passe de chef de l’opposition sous l’ère de Macky Sall à une position…

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Sénégal : Visite du Président Bassirou Diomaye FAYE sur le FPSO Léopold Sédar Senghor

Le Président de la République, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, s’est rendu aujourd’hui sur le champ pétrolier de Sangomar, situé à 100 km au large de Dakar, pour constater l’état d’avancement des travaux de production sur le FPSO Léopold Sédar Senghor. Cette visite marque une étape cruciale dans le développement du secteur pétrolier sénégalais, avec la première phase de production en pleine expansion et…