{"id":317197,"date":"2024-04-02T13:58:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T12:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=317197"},"modified":"2024-04-02T13:58:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T12:58:00","slug":"bassirou-faye-sworn-in-as-senegals-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/04\/02\/bassirou-faye-sworn-in-as-senegals-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Bassirou Faye sworn in as Senegal\u2019s president"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Faye won the poll at a first-round victory on a pledge of radical reform just 10 days after he was released from prison<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bassirou Diomaye Faye has been sworn in on Tuesday as Senegal\u2019s youngest president.<\/p>\n<p>Faye swept the poll at a first-round victory on a pledge of radical reform just 10 days after he was released from prison.<\/p>\n<p>The 44-year-old had never before held an elected office. 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