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Senegal’s anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to become president after his main rival on Monday recognised his victory in elections that came barely days after he was freed from prison. The win by the opposition candidate who will be Senegal’s youngest president could trigger a political earthquake with policies that transform the country. Faye, 44, promised left-wing pan-Africanism and to renegotiate gas and oil contracts, with Senegal due to start production on recently discovered oil and gas reserves later this year. The opposition candidate has never held a nationally elected position and has not yet spoken publicly since…

Liberian President, George Weah, is losing his bid for a return to office after the country’s National Election Commission officials released nearly all the results from this week’s runoff election. This came after opposition candidate Joseph Boakai maintained a slim lead in the Liberian presidential election in the official result released from more than 99% of the polling stations. Mr Boakai, 78, has 50.89% of the votes, while Mr Weah, who is seeking a second term in office, has 49.11%, People’s Gazette reports. The percentage represents a lead of more than 28,000 votes, with nearly all the ballots accounted for.…