Senegal gives a lesson in democratic maturity with the peaceful rise to power of the opponent Faye. Citizen mobilization and international pressure contribute to resolving a crisis.

The turbulence began in March 2021, after the first arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, which sparked a week of intense protests. President Macky Sall wanted to eliminate the most serious rival he had, the one who could prevent him from a third term, says Aminata Touré, Sall's former prime minister.