Senegal’s President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, takes Oath of Office

The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, took Oath of Office, after winning the presidential election.

The Oath Translated from French read:

“Before God and before the Senegalese Nation, I swear to faithfully fulfill the office of President of the Republic of Senegal, to observe as well as to scrupulously observe the provisions of the Constitution and the laws, to devote all my forces to defending the constitutional institutions , territorial integrity and national independence, to finally spare no effort for the achievement of African unity.”

The French version as stated by Faye read:

@DiomayeFaye

@ Devant Dieu et devant la Nation sénégalaise, je jure de remplir fidèlement la charge de Président de la République du Sénégal, d’observer comme de faire observer scrupuleusement les dispositions de la Constitution et des lois, de consacrer toutes mes forces à défendre les institutions constitutionnelles, l’intégrité du territoire et l’indépendance nationale, de ne ménager enfin aucun effort pour la réalisation de l’unité africaine.”