Ousmane Diagne to lead Senegal's Constitutional Council
According to L'Observateur, President Faye selected Diagne from a shortlist of highly qualified candidates that included former presidents of the Supreme Court, a prosecutor general and another sitting member of the Constitutional Council.
During his career, he served as prosecutor general at the Dakar Court of Appeal, first advocate general at the Supreme Court and later as minister of justice before joining the Constitutional Council as one of its members.
The appointment comes amid heightened scrutiny of the court after a landmark ruling on constitutional reform.
This is a summary of the original articles listed below. Always read the source articles for the full context. GhanaSummary does not create or modify the news — we summarise and link to original publishers.
