Stiff challenges await Senegal's new leader
Senegalese opposition presidential candidate Macky Sall speaks at a celebratory news conference in the capital Dakar March 25, 2012. Senegal's long-serving leader Abdoulaye Wade admitted defeat in the presidential election, congratulating his rival Sall, a move seen as bolstering the West African state's democratic credentials in a region fraught with political chaos. REUTERS/Joe Penney (SENEGAL - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS PROFILE) Senegalese opposition presidential candidate Macky Sall speaks at a celebratory news conference in the capital Dakar March 25, 2012. Senegal's long-serving leader Abdoulaye Wade admitted defeat in the presidential election, congratulating his rival Sall, a move seen as bolstering the West African state's democratic credentials in a region fraught with political chaos. REUTERS/Joe Penney (SENEGAL - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS PROFILE)
Senegal, the only country in West Africa that did not suffer a military coup, has added yet another feather to its cap.
The country saw a peaceful run-off presidential election on Monday with opposition candidate Macky Sall defeating incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade.