Senegal's Bassirou Faye Visits Sahel's Military Countries While Hosting U.S. Military in Senegal

Tuesday, 11 June 2024

By: TB Obwoge

I will say it again and again more people need to start reading, especially if you work in the news media. You can't rely on watching shit on TikTok. Even though I posted a video on TikTok which was ignored heavily.

I will never understand why an African country, Senegal's new leadership would talk big talk about convincing the Sahel country's

The newly elected Bassirou Diomaye Faye is trying to come off as if he's down with the military leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger but he isn't so far he seems just like William Ruto and Akufo-Addo of Kenya and Ghana.

Below is from an article written by someone who clearly doesn't read the news:

Bassirou Diomaye Faye's rhetoric has much in common with junta leaders in other parts of the Sahel. In Senegal, February and March brought tension as then-President Macky Sall, facing a term limit, postponed scheduled elections and seemed poised to remain in power past the expiration of his mandate.

Senegal's new president is anything but a lackey for the West

Bassirou Diomaye Faye's rhetoric has much in common with junta leaders in other parts of the Sahel

In Western capitals, one could almost hear the sighs of relief. Senegal, along with Ghana, is one of the two leading democracies in West Africa. The region saw five successful military coups between 2020 and 2023. And many of the elected civilian presidents, like Sall, have a penchant for locking up opponents and seeking third (or fourth, or fifth) terms. Without mentioning Sall, the U.S. State Department congratulated Senegal and Faye, saying, “We commend the millions of Senegalese citizens who voted, along with Senegal’s electoral institutions and judiciary who faithfully upheld Senegal’s constitution and laws. … Senegal’s leadership is essential to resolving the many challenges facing the region today.”

And yet Faye’s policy positions and public postures — and those of Sonko, whom Faye quickly appointed prime minister — do not necessarily align with what Washington, Paris, and other Western governments have traditionally looked for in their African “partners.” Indeed, reactions to his victory in Paris were mixed. Officials in Washington and in Europe should give Faye ample room to maneuver, however; he faces numerous tricky choices on the domestic, regional, and international scene, and it would be better for all if he succeeds on his own terms, even if those partly clash with what the U.S. government might want.

Sonko and Faye, both former tax inspectors, have branded themselves not just as anti-corruption advocates but also as critics of France’s relationship with its former African colonies. In May, at an event with left-wing French politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Sonko commented, “I want to reiterate Senegal’s desire for self-determination, which is incompatible with the long-term presence of foreign military bases in Senegal.” (France, even before Senegal’s election, was already reducing its presence in Senegal and some other African countries.) The country’s new leaders have also called for increased self-determination in the economic sphere, questioning both the status quo of the CFA franc — a currency with colonial origins and whose reserves are still largely held in France — and agreements with Europe in sectors such as fishing.

Source: Responsible StateCraft

This rhetoric sounds much like Kenya's William Ruto, when he was first elected he tried to appear as if he was this amazing Pan-African leader. He has now been shown for his true colors William Ruto is a sellout, he's taken $100 million USD to send Kenyan police into Haiti for the United States.

He also claimed that Kenya would have visa free travel for all Africans, however his news system is more difficult and costly for Africans to enter into Kenya. Also if you leave the borders of Kenya, say on a tour to Tanzania or Uganda, you have to reapply to return to Kenya and wait 3 days.

Senegal, Liberia and Ghana are still having opperations with the US military via the African Lion.

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