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Weeks ago, Bassirou Diomaye Faye was in prison. Now, he is Senegal's president

By Emmanuel Akinwotu

Published April 2, 2024 at 5:29 PM EDT

Senegal's youngest ever president has been sworn-in after a dramatic prison to presidential palace rise to power.

Emmanuel Akinwotu

Emmanuel Akinwotu is an international correspondent for NPR. He joined NPR in 2022 from The Guardian, where he was West Africa correspondent.

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Rwanda faces growing pressure for role in Democratic Republic of Congo conflict

Emmanuel Akinwotu

Rwanda is widely believed to be backing the rebel group that's taken over much of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the past two months. The DRC has asked groups to sever ties with Rwanda.
Rwanda faces growing pressure for role in Democratic Republic of Congo conflict

Emmanuel Akinwotu

Rwanda is widely believed to be backing the rebel group that's taken over much of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the past two months. The DRC has asked groups to sever ties with Rwanda.
Why Africa's Sahel region has been called the 'epicenter of global terrorism'

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A new report describes the Sahel region of Africa, a million mile band that runs through Mauritania to Sudan, as "the epicenter of global terrorism." We examine those findings.