Also known as: President Bassirou Diomaye Faye · Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye · President Faye
President of Senegal and ECOWAS Chairman, currently navigating IMF negotiations and reparations advocacy amid domestic tensions.
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ECOWAS Chairman Bassirou Diomaye Faye has sworn in five new judges of the Community Court of Justice, charging them to uphold impartiality and public confidence. …
ECOWAS gets five new community court judgesJoy Online
… With President Bassirou Diomaye Faye now chairing ECOWAS and President John Dramani Mahama expected to assume the African Union chairmanship in 2027, two West African leaders will simultaneously occupy influential positions in Africa’s regional and continental architecture. …
From Dakar to Accra: A strategic opportunity for West Africa and AfricaJoy Online
… He is due to meet President Bassirou Diomaye Faye before leaving Dakar immediately afterwards, he said on X. …
Former president Sall to visit Senegal as he campaigns for UN chief postJoy Online
… Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said last week he was planning to set up his own political party. …
Senegal’s top court calls parliament-backed reform ‘unconstitutional’Joy Online
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is planning to set up his own political party, a coalition supporting him said, the latest evidence of a durable split with his recently ousted prime minister. …
Senegal’s Faye plans to form his own political partyJoy Online
… When people close to Thiaw increased the pressure through the media, warning that he might refuse to board the plane to the US, Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye stepped in personally. …
Unpaid bonuses and food issues – what’s going on inside Senegal camp?Joy Online
… Among the world leaders who attended the Accra Summit were President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal, and the Prime Minister of Barbados. …
Mahama leads world leaders to observe Juneteenth at Christiansborg CastleJoy Online
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal has called for decisive and coordinated action to ensure the effective implementation of the United Nations Resolution on reparations for the descendants of enslaved Africans. …
Senegal President urges action on UN Reparations ResolutionJoy Online
… Among the world leaders attending the Accra Summit are President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai of Liberia, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal, and the Prime Minister of Barbados, Honourable Mia Amor Mottley. …
We do not seek to reopen old wounds – Mahama declares at Next Steps ConferenceJoy Online
The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has arrived in Accra to participate in the High-Level Consultative Conference on the next steps to the landmark United Nations resolution on the trafficking of enslaved Africans. …
Photos: Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye arrives in Accra for reparatory justice conferenceECOWAS Chairman Bassirou Diomaye Faye has sworn in five new judges of the Community Court of Justice from Benin, The Gambia, Liberia, Nigeria, and Togo. President Faye charged them to uphold impartiality, protect citizens' rights, and strengthen confidence in regional institutions during their four-year tenure.
8 October 2026 · Joy Online →
ECOWAS Chairman Bassirou Diomaye Faye has sworn in five new judges of the Community Court of Justice from Benin, The Gambia, Liberia, Nigeria, and Togo. President Faye charged them to uphold impartiality, protect citizens' rights, and strengthen confidence in regional institutions during their four-year tenure.
8 October 2026 · Joy Online →
With President Bassirou Diomaye Faye chairing ECOWAS and President John Dramani Mahama expected to assume the African Union chairmanship in 2027, two West African leaders will simultaneously hold influential positions in Africa's regional and continental architecture. The article argues this convergence of leadership presents an opportunity to redefine regional integration and rebuild relationships across West Africa, particularly as ECOWAS faces challenges including the withdrawal of three member states and mounting terrorism, economic pressures, and climate vulnerability.
23 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Senegalese President Macky Sall will visit Senegal on Friday for the first time since leaving office, as he campaigns for the position of U.N. secretary-general. Sall remains a divisive figure in Senegal following his attempt to postpone the 2024 presidential election and amid allegations of hidden government borrowing, which he denies.
15 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Senegal's Constitutional Court ruled that an amendment adopted by parliament on June 29 was unconstitutional, striking down changes that would have prohibited a sitting president from leading a political party. The ruling came after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye requested the court review lawmakers' procedures, amid tensions between him and parliament speaker Ousmane Sonko over the reform.
12 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is planning to form his own political party, according to a pro-Faye coalition, marking a deepening split with recently ousted Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko. The move comes as Sonko, now speaker of the National Assembly, pushes for constitutional reforms that would prevent a sitting president from leading a political party.
8 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Senegal's World Cup campaign has been overshadowed by disputes over bonuses and payments, a late change of chef, and complaints over food, with concerns that off-pitch issues could affect team performance on the field.
24 June 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama led Heads of State, traditional leaders, and African diaspora members at Christiansborg Castle in Accra on June 19 for the first Juneteenth observance held outside the United States, commemorating the end of slavery with wreath-laying and a reenactment of the transatlantic slave trade.
22 June 2026 · Joy Online →
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal has called for decisive and coordinated action to implement the United Nations Resolution on reparations for descendants of enslaved Africans, urging the international community to move beyond statements of intent to practical measures that involve young people, artists, academics, and civil society organizations.
19 June 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama is hosting a High-Level Consultative Conference in Accra with world leaders from 80 countries to discuss next steps following a UN resolution declaring the trafficking and enslavement of Africans as a grave crime against humanity. Mahama said the conference seeks to heal historical wounds and pursue justice and reconciliation grounded in truth.
19 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has arrived in Accra to attend a High-Level Consultative Conference on implementing a UN resolution designating the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans as the "gravest crime against humanity." The conference, scheduled for June 17–19, 2026, will advance discussions on reparatory justice and international cooperation on historical justice and reparations.
17 June 2026 · Joy Online →
African leaders are demanding compensation from former colonizers for wealth built through slavery, while French President Macron pursues an Africa charm offensive without accepting responsibility. African nations are increasingly turning to China for financial and political alternatives, helping dismantle French postcolonial influence in West Africa, though France has only recently moved to repeal colonial-era legislation classifying enslaved people as "moveable goods."
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ousted Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announced his Pastef party will not participate in Senegal's new government after disagreements with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, complicating negotiations with the International Monetary Fund over a lending programme as the country faces a debt crisis.
2 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved his government late Friday, dismissing Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko in what marks a shift from populist ideological resistance toward fiscal pragmatism amid a sovereign debt crisis. The move ends a dual-executive arrangement between the two former Pastef allies who had campaigned on the slogan "Diomaye is Sonko, Sonko is Diomaye."
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Senegal's parliament speaker El Malick Ndiaye has resigned days after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, following months of tension between the two leaders. MPs are set to meet on Tuesday to vote on a new speaker, with speculation that Sonko's supporters may seek to install him in the vacant post.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has granted a royal pardon to Senegalese football supporters convicted of offences during the Africa Cup of Nations tournament hosted by Morocco from December 2025 to January 2026, on humanitarian grounds and in recognition of ties between the two nations.
24 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government following months of tension between the two former allies. The move comes as Senegal confronts a debt crisis and stalled negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, which had frozen its $1.8 billion lending program after discovering misreported debt.
23 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government following months of growing tensions between the two. The move risks further delaying negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, which froze its $1.8 billion lending programme after discovering misreported debt.
23 May 2026 · Joy Online →
An editorial notes that African leaders are gathering at two summits—the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi and the June 2026 African Leaders & Partners Summit in Washington—to attract investment and strengthen economic ties, while France, China, Russia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates compete for influence on the continent.
15 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
French President Emmanuel Macron announced €23 billion in investments at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, with €14 billion from French donors and the rest from African investors, targeting energy transition, digitalization and agriculture and potentially creating over 250,000 jobs. The summit brings together thirty African leaders and aims to shift France's Africa policy toward equal partnership and direct investment over traditional development aid.
14 May 2026 · Joy Online →