Senegal swears in Africa's youngest elected leader as president in a dramatic prison-to-palace rise
Senegal inaugurated Africa's youngest elected leader as president on Tuesday, as the 44-year-old and previously little-known Bassirou Diomaye Faye completed a dramatic ascent from prison to palace within weeks.

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