Senegal’s new leader Faye, Ruto, Malema have same political father, different mothers
Faye’s victory is significant because he is the first left-wing Pan-Africanist leader who will come to office with a constitutional electoral mandate. It also spotlights the silent advance of left-wing Pan-Africanism in Africa, and its many hues. ILLUSTRATION | JOSEPH NYAGAH | NMG
Little-known outside Senegal, anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye just won the country’s presidential vote, in one of the most dramatic moments of recent African politics.
On March 13, Faye was sitting in prison together with Ousmane Sonko, the more charismatic president of his banned African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity (French: Patriotes africains du Sénégal pour le travail, l'éthique et la fraternité, Pastef).
