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Before taking off for Paris on his first trip outside Africa, Bassirou Diomaye Faye made a series of visits to neighboring countries including Mauritania, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Sierra Leone.
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye met with French President Emmanuel Macron over lunch at the Élysée Palace on Thursday.
The Senegalese strongman was in Paris to attend the Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation held in Paris at the invitation of Macron. Trade agreements between the two countries, the CFA franc, and the French military presence in the country were on the agenda for discussion.
Before taking off for Paris on his first trip outside Africa, Bassirou Diomaye Faye made a series of visits to neighbouring countries including Mauritania, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Sierra Leone.
The meeting between Emmanuel Macron and Bassirou Diomaye Faye could ease tensions linked to the political crisis in Senegal that preceded the new president’s arrival in power. Between 2021 and 2024, the legal battle between Pastef leader Ousmane Sonko and the former Senegalese government led to several periods of unrest, resulting in dozens of deaths and hundreds of arrests.
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Senegal and France have historically maintained strong political and economic relations. However, Faye, a left-wing pan-Africanist, has insisted such partnerships should be mutually beneficial.
