Spotlight | Senegal
Bassirou Diomaye Faye's diplomatic struggles continue

By Pierre-Elie de Rohan Chabot and Paul Deutschmann

Published on 27.06.2025 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 5 minutes

Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in Libreville, Gabon, on 3 May 2025. © Nao Mukadi/AFP

When the Senegalese president failed at the last minute to secure the ECOWAS chair, taken instead by Sierra Leone's Julius Maada Bio, he made his anger clear to his West African counterparts. His unanticipated defeat adds to a series of diplomatic setbacks.

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Spotlight | Senegal Bassirou Diomaye Faye's diplomatic struggles continue

When the Senegalese president failed at the last minute to secure the ECOWAS chair, taken instead by Sierra Leone's Julius Maada Bio, he made his anger clear to his West African counterparts. His unanticipated defeat adds to a series of diplomatic setbacks.

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Spotlight | Senegal
Bassirou Diomaye Faye's diplomatic struggles continue

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Senegal
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The VIP guest list of the Invest in Senegal Forum

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