Senegal’s 5th President to be Sworn in Diamniadio

Bassirou Diomaye Faye will take up the baton from Macky Sall on Tuesday (Apr. 2). Senegal’s 5th president will be sworn in Diamniadio. The ceremony will be attended by foreign heads of states and governments.
Senegal’s opposition figure who won over 54% of the votes in the March 24 presidential election will officially be sworn in on Tuesday (Apr. 2).
The Abdou Diouf International conference centre (CICAD) of Diamniadio [Editor’s Note: some 30 km from Dakar] will host the event kicking off at 11 AM (UTC).
Several key steps take place during the swearing in ceremony which is in fact a public hearing of the Constitutional Council.
The 7 judges sitting at the council will oversee the proclamation of the presidential election’s results.