September 18, 2026
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Bassirou Diomaye Faye, here on September 5 in Dakar, seeks to strengthen his activist base while keeping the date of the next local elections, theoretically scheduled for January 2027, unclear.

Published today at 7:04 PM Reading time: 7 minutes.

Mehdi Ba Journalist at Jeune Afrique, specialist on Senegal

Bassirou Diomaye Faye Kiiraay – Les Patriotes républicains

By Ousmane Tandja — Senior correspondent

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