Senegal’s president has led the country since 2012. But that’s set to change now with the presumed victory of Bassirou Diomaye Faye the opposition candidate in the elections held this week. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Paul Melly, an analyst with Chatham House in the UK.
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