A first official visit to Mali by Senegal's new President Bassirou Diomaye Faye induced no hint at compromise over Bamako's proclaimed departure from Ecowas with foreign minister Abdoulaye Diop dismissively commenting: ‘We can't be in organisations that we don't control' (AC Vol 65 No 11 Faye's diplomatic rounds)...

Kenyan activists are comparing their movement to the protests in Senegal that saw former President Macky Sall's party defeated in elections by Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Ousmane Sonko both in their forties...

There had been speculation that voting in communities along the southern border might be influenced by the victory of the radical opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the 24 March Senegalese election...

Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire are the most likely next targets for migration deals with the EU Commission with European Council President Charles Michel having pushed the issue during his visit to presidents Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Alassane Dramane Ouattara in April (AC Vol 65 No 11 Faye's diplomatic rounds)...

In a West Africa where Bassirou Diomaye Faye's presidential election victory in Senegal and the wave of military coups have shown that change is possible President Faure Gnassingbé has rebooted Togo's political framework to fend off the prospect of a heavyweight challenge (AC Vol 65 No 7 Faye's victory shakes up the region)...

Meanwhile President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has been pursuing a more orthodox international approach receiving EU Council President Charles Michel in Dakar before touring first regional neighbours Mauritania Gambia and Guinea Bissau and now the very heart of the Ecowas establishment...

The EU hopes to resume these talks with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's officials in the coming weeks...

The election of Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye who wants substantive reform or to take his country out of the bloc has revived pressure for change...