Bassirou Diomaye Faye, from prison to president of Senegal

This handout picture taken an distributed by the Senegalese Presidency on March 28, 2024 shows outgoing Senegalese President Macky Sall (not seen) meeting with Senegal's president-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye at the Presidential palace in Dakar.
 

What you need to know:

  • When 44-year-old Faye is sworn in on Tuesday, he will become Senegal's fifth and youngest president since independence from France in 1960.