The president-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye took the oath this Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in front of the Constitutional Council. The ceremony was held at the Abdou Diouf International Center (CICAD), in Diamniadio, 30 km north of Dakar, the capital. The event took place in the presence of the heads of state of Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, as well as the Prime Ministers of Mali and Rwanda. The presidents of the commissions of the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) attended the oath-taking ceremony, in which, following the ritual, the new president declared his unwavering commitment to the realization of the African Union.
After his swearing-in, the new president will officially be inaugurated during a transfer of power ceremony with the outgoing president, Macky Sall, in the afternoon of the same day. On this occasion, Macky Sall will officially hand over the reins of the country to his elected successor, Bassirou Diomaye Faye. This transfer of power marks the beginning of Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s presidential term, who was recently elected with 54.28% of the votes, according to the provisional official results announced on Wednesday.
