Several African leaders were present to witness the historic event.
While Mali’s president, Colonel Assimi Goita, did not offer public congratulations, Mali sent a delegation comprised of Colonel Malick Diaw, president of the National Transitional Council, and Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop.
Other dignitaries included the heads of state from Guinea, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, and Nigeria. Additionally, the leaders of the African Union and ECOWAS commissions attended the ceremony.
Following the swearing-in, President Faye, who won the first round of the March 24th election, will proceed to the Presidential Palace where he will be formally inaugurated by outgoing President Macky Sall.
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