Senegal’s president-elect pledges to fight corruption following stunning victory

Bassirou Diomaye Faye holds a press conference after winning the presidential elections in Dakar, Senegal (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

Senegal woke up Tuesday to a new president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector and political newcomer who was released from prison just weeks ago.

Mr Faye had inspired voters, many of them unemployed youth, with a vow to fight corruption and reform the economy.