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From prison to president

The Fifth Floor by BBC

Mar 29, 202440:56News & Politics

After an election held just days after his release from prison, Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to become Senegal's next president, and at 44, the youngest in the country’s history. From Dakar, the BBC's Khadidiatou Cissé a...

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From prison to president is an episode from The Fifth Floor by BBC. After an election held just days after his release from prison, Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to become Senegal's next president, and at 44, the youngest in the country’s hi...

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