BASSIROU DIOMAYE FAYE was on Tuesday sworn in as the fifth Senegalese President .
The 44-year-old FAYE becomes Senegal’s youngest President.
FAYE took over from MACKY SALL on Tuesday in an event witnessed by African leaders in the new town of Diamniadio, near the capital Dakar.
FAYE while taking the oath of office said before the officials that gathered that “Before God and the Senegalese nation, I swear to faithfully fulfill the office of President of the Republic of Senegal,”
He also vowed to “ observe the provisions of the Constitution and the laws” and to defend “the integrity of the territory and national independence, and to spare no effort to achieve African unity”.
The formal handover of power with outgoing President MACKY SALL will take place at the presidential palace in Dakar.