Students walks as they pass an electoral billboard of the Senegalese presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who is backed in by opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, in Dakar, Senegal on March 20, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 44, is not a Gen Z. He probably even vied for the Senegal presidency knowing he couldn’t win just yet. No one his age had ever won.
But the Senegalese politician’s luck turned in two ways: a strong backing by a popular opposition leader barred from running, and massive support from the youth.
