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Senegal went to the polls on March 24 for an election that almost didn鈥檛 happen. After an election delay that had several political twists and turns, and weeks of protests that shook the country鈥檚 reputation as a stable democracy, Senegalese citizens voted in an election to pick a successor to President Macky Sall, who had been in power for 12 years. Despite predictions of a possible run-off, the candidate from the ruling party conceded defeat to Bassirou Diomaye Faye, candidate from the leading opposition party. At 44-years old president-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to become Africa鈥檚 youngest president. 浪花直播 Center Africa Program director, Oge Onubogu spoke to Ambassador Ibrahim Gambari, respected Nigerian scholar-diplomat, who led the ECOWAS Elections Observer Delegation to Senegal to discuss his thoughts on the outcome of the elections and what it means for the future of Senegal and democracy in the coup-prone West Africa region.