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Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the fifth president of Senegal, has been sworn into office at a ceremony in the capital, Dakar. "Systemic change" and "greater sovereignty" are among key promises Senegal's president made to the nation at his inauguration on Monday.
Earlier this month, 44-year-old Mr Faye won the delayed elections, securing 54% of the vote, ahead of his main challenger Amadou Ba. More solidarity is needed between African nations to tackle threats to security, the newly sworn-in leader said to an audience of hundreds of officials and several African heads of state in Dakar.
On Friday, the country’s Constitutional Council confirmed Mr Faye as the winner. Taking the oath of office, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye declared:
Heads of state from around the continent attended the inauguration ceremony, including Bola Tinubu, the president of Nigeria and chair of the regional bloc, Ecowas. "Before God and before the Senegalese nation, I swear to faithfully fulfil the office of President of the Republic of the Republic of Senegal, to observe as well as to conscientiously abide by the provisions of the Constitution and the laws, to devote all my power to defending the constitutional institutions, the integrity of the territory, national independence and to spare no effort to achieve African unity."
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