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Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn-in as the fifth and most youngest president of Senegal on Tuesday.
Faye took over from Macky Sall in an event that was witnessed by African leaders at an exhibition centre in the new town of Diamniadio near the capital Dakar.
“Before God and the Senegalese nation, I swear to faithfully fulfil the office of President of the Republic of Senegal,” Faye said before the gathered officials.
Following his swearing in, Faye posed for photographs flanked by his two wives, Marie Khone Faye (left) and Absa Faye (right).
Faye was sworn in as president after sweeping to a first-round victory on a pledge of radical reform 10 days after he was released from prison.
By virtue of his swearing-in, the 44-year-old Faye becomes Senegal’s youngest President ever.
Nigeria’s president Bola Tinubu was in attendance.
Faye vowed to “scrupulously observe the provisions of the Constitution and the laws” and to defend “the integrity of the territory and national independence, and to spare no effort to achieve African unity”.
The formal handover of power with outgoing President Macky Sall took place at the presidential palace in Dakar.