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Bassirou Diomaye Faye sworn in as Senegal's president

STORY: Bassirou Diomaye Faye sworn in as Senegal's president SHOOTING TIME: April 2, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: DIAMNIADIO, Senegal CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the swearing-in ceremony in Diamniadio, Senegal 2. Bassirou Diomaye Faye speaking during the ceremony STORYLINE: Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the newly elected president of Senegal, was sworn in Tuesday in Diamniadio, 30 km from Dakar, the capital of Senegal, for a five-year term. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by several presidents from regional countries. "Alongside my African counterparts, I affirm Senegal's commitment to strengthening efforts for Africa's peace, security, stability and integration," Faye said in a speech during the ceremony. "To our friendly countries and partners, I reiterate Senegal's commitment and openness to exchanges that respect our sovereignty and meet the aspirations of our people, in a mutually beneficial partnership," he said. Elected in the first round of the

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SENEGAL-DIAMNIADIO-PRESIDENT-BASSIROU DIOMAYE FAYE-SWEARING-IN

(240402) -- DIAMNIADIO (SENEGAL), April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the newly elected president of Senegal, attends the swearing-in ceremony in Diamniadio, Senegal, on April 2, 2024. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the newly elected president of Senegal, was sworn in Tuesday in Diamniadio, 30 km from Dakar, the capital of Senegal, for a five-year term. (Photo by Demba Gueye/Xinhua)

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SENEGAL-DIAMNIADIO-PRESIDENT-BASSIROU DIOMAYE FAYE-SWEARING-IN

(240402) -- DIAMNIADIO (SENEGAL), April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bassirou Diomaye Faye speaks after being sworn in as Senegalese president in Diamniadio, Senegal, on April 2, 2024. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the newly elected president of Senegal, was sworn in Tuesday in Diamniadio, 30 km from Dakar, the capital of Senegal, for a five-year term. (Photo by Demba Gueye/Xinhua)

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SENEGAL-DIAMNIADIO-PRESIDENT-BASSIROU DIOMAYE FAYE-SWEARING-IN

(240402) -- DIAMNIADIO (SENEGAL), April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bassirou Diomaye Faye (L), the newly elected president of Senegal, attends the swearing-in ceremony in Diamniadio, Senegal, on April 2, 2024. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the newly elected president of Senegal, was sworn in Tuesday in Diamniadio, 30 km from Dakar, the capital of Senegal, for a five-year term. (Photo by Demba Gueye/Xinhua)

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SENEGAL-DIAMNIADIO-PRESIDENT-BASSIROU DIOMAYE FAYE-SWEARING-IN

(240402) -- DIAMNIADIO (SENEGAL), April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bassirou Diomaye Faye (C) is sworn in as Senegalese president in Diamniadio, Senegal, on April 2, 2024. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the newly elected president of Senegal, was sworn in Tuesday in Diamniadio, 30 km from Dakar, the capital of Senegal, for a five-year term. (Photo by Demba Gueye/Xinhua)

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SENEGAL-DIAMNIADIO-PRESIDENT-BASSIROU DIOMAYE FAYE-SWEARING-IN

(240402) -- DIAMNIADIO (SENEGAL), April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the newly elected president of Senegal, attends the swearing-in ceremony in Diamniadio, Senegal, on April 2, 2024. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the newly elected president of Senegal, was sworn in Tuesday in Diamniadio, 30 km from Dakar, the capital of Senegal, for a five-year term. (Photo by Demba Gueye/Xinhua)

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SENEGAL-DIAMNIADIO-PRESIDENT-BASSIROU DIOMAYE FAYE-SWEARING-IN

(240402) -- DIAMNIADIO (SENEGAL), April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the newly elected president of Senegal, attends the swearing-in ceremony in Diamniadio, Senegal, on April 2, 2024. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the newly elected president of Senegal, was sworn in Tuesday in Diamniadio, 30 km from Dakar, the capital of Senegal, for a five-year term. (Photo by Demba Gueye/Xinhua)

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Senegalese president inaugurates Chinese-built project

STORY: Senegalese president inaugurates Chinese-built project SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:55 LOCATION: Dakar CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of aerial images of Phase 2 of the Diamniadio International Industrial Platform 2. various of the launching ceremony STORYLINE: Senegalese President Macky Sall on Tuesday inaugurated Phase 2 of the Diamniadio International Industrial Platform, built by Chinese companies, in Diamniadio, a city about 30 km from Dakar, the capital of Senegal. With a total investment of 112 million U.S. dollars, the Industrial Platform was built by CGC Overseas Construction Group Co. Ltd. (CGCOC), a Chinese construction company, and Sichuan Road and Bridge Group, a Chinese engineering company. The total construction area is about 95,000 square meters, and the construction started in December 2021. At the ceremony, Sall expressed his gratitude to China for its long-term support for Senegal's economic and social development and termed Sen

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Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa concludes

STORY: Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa concludes SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 27, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: Dakar CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the forum 2. Senegalese President Macky Sall speaking STORYLINE: The 9th edition of the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa concluded on Tuesday in Diamniadio, near Dakar, the Senegalese capital. Around 400 participants, including civil and military decision-makers, experts and researchers of the continent, took part in the forum, themed "Africa's potentials and solutions in the face of security challenges and institutional instability." Africa is progressing on the path to democracy, but is still shaken by institutional instability, said Senegalese President Macky Sall at the opening of the forum, noting that conflicts and institutional instability cost too much to Africa. Armed conflicts totally undermine Africa's efforts toward economic and social development, he said, stressin

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UN regional headquarters inaugurated in Senegal

STORY: UN regional headquarters inaugurated in Senegal SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Dakar CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed speaking during the ceremony 3. Senegalese President Macky Sall speaking during the ceremony STORYLINE: Senegalese President Macky Sall on Thursday inaugurated a United Nations regional headquarters, called the United Nations House, in Diamniadio, a city about 30 km from capital Dakar. The United Nations House is intended to house the 34 UN agencies based in Senegal. UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, who is on an official visit to Senegal, were present at the ceremony. "This inauguration ceremony of the United Nations House once again marks the renewed attention of our country to the United Nations, which embodies the ideal of peace and the aspiration of peoples to collaborate for a better world," Sall said during

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SENEGAL-DIAMNIADIO-UN REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS-INAUGURATION

(231124) -- DIAMNIADIO, Nov. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 23, 2023 shows the United Nations House in Diamniadio, Senegal. Senegalese President Macky Sall on Thursday inaugurated a United Nations regional headquarters, called the United Nations House, in Diamniadio. (Photo by Demba Gueye/Xinhua)

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SENEGAL-DIAMNIADIO-UN REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS-INAUGURATION

(231124) -- DIAMNIADIO, Nov. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Senegalese President Macky Sall (2nd R, Front), UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (1st R, Front), and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis (1st L, Front), who is on an official visit to Senegal, attend the inauguration ceremony of the United Nations House in Diamniadio, Senegal, on Nov. 23, 2023. Senegalese President Macky Sall on Thursday inaugurated a United Nations regional headquarters, called the United Nations House, in Diamniadio. (Photo by Demba Gueye/Xinhua)

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SENEGAL-CHINA-ZHAO LEJI-VISIT

(230517) -- DAKAR, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, makes a field trip to the Diamniadio Industrial Park, an important achievement of the Belt and Road Initiative under the joint efforts of China and Africa, in Senegal, May 16, 2023. At the invitation of President of Senegalese National Assembly Amadou Mame Diop, Zhao paid an official friendly visit to the country from Sunday to Tuesday. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

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SENEGAL-DAKAR-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230407) -- DAKAR, April 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese medical team member Jiang Wenkuang works with a local doctor at the Children's Hospital of Diamniadio in Dakar, Senegal on March 21, 2023. The 19th Chinese medical team dispatched to Senegal has been providing medical services at the Children's Hospital of Diamniadio since November 2021. As of March 31, 2023, the medical team had provided 7,058 outpatient services, completed 3,150 surgeries and 1,039 cases of anesthesia. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SENEGAL-DAKAR-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230407) -- DAKAR, April 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese medical team member Huang Jianbin (2nd R) works at the Children's Hospital of Diamniadio in Dakar, Senegal on March 21, 2023. The 19th Chinese medical team dispatched to Senegal has been providing medical services at the Children's Hospital of Diamniadio since November 2021. As of March 31, 2023, the medical team had provided 7,058 outpatient services, completed 3,150 surgeries and 1,039 cases of anesthesia. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SENEGAL-DAKAR-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230407) -- DAKAR, April 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese medical team member Cai Zhiliang examines a young patient at the Children's Hospital of Diamniadio in Dakar, Senegal on March 21, 2023. The 19th Chinese medical team dispatched to Senegal has been providing medical services at the Children's Hospital of Diamniadio since November 2021. As of March 31, 2023, the medical team had provided 7,058 outpatient services, completed 3,150 surgeries and 1,039 cases of anesthesia. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SENEGAL-DAKAR-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230407) -- DAKAR, April 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese medical team member Zhang Yong (2nd R) operates on a child at the Children's Hospital of Diamniadio in Dakar, Senegal on March 21, 2023. The 19th Chinese medical team dispatched to Senegal has been providing medical services at the Children's Hospital of Diamniadio since November 2021. As of March 31, 2023, the medical team had provided 7,058 outpatient services, completed 3,150 surgeries and 1,039 cases of anesthesia. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SENEGAL-DAKAR-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230407) -- DAKAR, April 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese medical team member Yan Duan works at the Children's Hospital of Diamniadio in Dakar, Senegal on March 21, 2023. The 19th Chinese medical team dispatched to Senegal has been providing medical services at the Children's Hospital of Diamniadio since November 2021. As of March 31, 2023, the medical team had provided 7,058 outpatient services, completed 3,150 surgeries and 1,039 cases of anesthesia. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SENEGAL-DAKAR-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230407) -- DAKAR, April 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese medical team member Peng Jie identifies the patient's blood samples at the Children's Hospital of Diamniadio in Dakar, Senegal on March 21, 2023. The 19th Chinese medical team dispatched to Senegal has been providing medical services at the Children's Hospital of Diamniadio since November 2021. As of March 31, 2023, the medical team had provided 7,058 outpatient services, completed 3,150 surgeries and 1,039 cases of anesthesia. (Xinhua/Wang Zizheng)

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SENEGAL-DAKAR-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230407) -- DAKAR, April 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese medical team member Zhang Yong (L) prepares for surgery at the Children's Hospital of Diamniadio in Dakar, Senegal on March 21, 2023. The 19th Chinese medical team dispatched to Senegal has been providing medical services at the Children's Hospital of Diamniadio since November 2021. As of March 31, 2023, the medical team had provided 7,058 outpatient services, completed 3,150 surgeries and 1,039 cases of anesthesia. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SENEGAL-DAKAR-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230407) -- DAKAR, April 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 21, 2023 shows a view of the Children's Hospital of Diamniadio in Dakar, Senegal. The 19th Chinese medical team dispatched to Senegal has been providing medical services at the Children's Hospital of Diamniadio since November 2021. As of March 31, 2023, the medical team had provided 7,058 outpatient services, completed 3,150 surgeries and 1,039 cases of anesthesia. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SENEGAL-DAKAR-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230407) -- DAKAR, April 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese medical team member Tang Rongning examines a young patient at the Children's Hospital of Diamniadio in Dakar, Senegal on March 21, 2023. The 19th Chinese medical team dispatched to Senegal has been providing medical services at the Children's Hospital of Diamniadio since November 2021. As of March 31, 2023, the medical team had provided 7,058 outpatient services, completed 3,150 surgeries and 1,039 cases of anesthesia. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SENEGAL-DAKAR-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230407) -- DAKAR, April 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nurse Qiu Jinghua (1st L) of the Chinese medical team assists the doctor in an operation at the Children's Hospital of Diamniadio in Dakar, Senegal on March 21, 2023. The 19th Chinese medical team dispatched to Senegal has been providing medical services at the Children's Hospital of Diamniadio since November 2021. As of March 31, 2023, the medical team had provided 7,058 outpatient services, completed 3,150 surgeries and 1,039 cases of anesthesia. (Xinhua/Han Xu)