Senegal is celebrating after Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the young, anti-establishment presidential candidate defeated the French-backed president Macky Sall to win the Presidential election. Faye’s election follows months of protests in the country, where thousands have taken to the streets against widespread poverty and neo-colonialism. Amzat Boukari-Yabara, a historian, author, and the President of the Pan-African League UMOJA, explains how Faye’s election fits into the movement sweeping the Sahel.

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