Senegal Inaugurates Faye As President

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Tuesday is Inauguration Day in Senegal as newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye will take the oath of office as the country’s fifth president. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulated President-elect Faye on Tuesday and commended the people of Senegal for a peaceful and inclusive election. Senegalese political analyst Ibrahima Kane, tells VOA’s James Butty, almost all leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the chairperson of the African Union Commission will attend, signaling the importance of Senegal as a model of democracy in Africa.