African Union congratulates Senegal’s Faye on presidential election win
The African Union on Friday (29 March) congratulated anti-establishment opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his victory in Senegal's presidential election and hailed the "unanimous acceptance of the results"
The Africa Union has congratulated Senegal opposition leader Diomaye Faye for winning the country’s election.
According to provisional results, Faye won the first round of the vote outright with 54.3%, far ahead of incumbent Macky Sall’s hand-picked candidate, former prime minister Amadou Ba.
Faye, 44, was only freed from prison 10 days before the election, along with his mentor, Ousmane Sonko, who was barred from running following a criminal conviction.
In a statement, African Union Commission President Moussa Faki Mahamat said he “warmly congratulates” Bassirou Diomaye Faye on the official declaration of his first-round win, while wishing him “full success in his weighty and noble charge.”
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