PRISON TO PALACE IN TEN DAYS

Within the space of 10 days, a Senegalese prisoner became president. It’s an amazing story that saw Bassirou Faye go from his cell to the palace and lead his country with fellow inmate Ousmane Sonko joining him as prime minister. In just over a week, they managed to galvanise the youth vote and capitalise on years of popular discontent.

But will this dreamlike rise to the top end well? There are fears Faye’s already back-pedalling on his election promise to ditch the CFA franc as the country’s currency. We look at the duo’s stunning path to power and what lies ahead.