Bassirou Diomaye Faye (L) being sworn in as president Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a left-wing pan-Africanist, was sworn in today as Senegal’s youngest president after sweeping to a first-round victory on a pledge of radical reform 10 days after he was released from prison. The 44-year-old has never before held an elected office but several African ...
French leader Emmanuel Macron today picked Gabriel Attal as prime minister to give new momentum to his presidency, with the 34-year-old becoming France’s youngest and first openly gay head of government. Following days of speculation, Macron late yesterday accepted the resignation of Elisabeth Borne, 62, who stepped down along with the rest of...

