The Intelligence: when Sall tempted Faye
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 26 March 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Bassirou Diomaye Faye was little-known before this election. Despite the incumbent president’s attempts to thwart the process, the anti-establishment politician has soared to victory. Why preparing Turkey for future earthquakes has dominated mayoral campaigns in Istanbul (08:37). And the gene mutation making dogs more prone to obesity (16:25)?
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| 1:00.1 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:09.9 | I'm your host, Oire Okunbi. |
| 1:12.4 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:20.6 | Last year, Turkey was rocked by a fatal earthquake. As the country's capital gears up to elect its mayor, |
| 1:28.7 | earthquake-proofing the city for the future |
| 1:30.6 | is a key priority in voters' minds. |
| 1:33.6 | But will the candidate's plans convince them? |
| 1:38.4 | And why it might not be your dogs |
| 1:41.4 | or even its owner's fault |
| 1:43.1 | that it's become so chunky. But first. |
| 2:09.0 | Senegal has always been a bit of an exception. |
| 2:14.1 | It's one of a handful of African countries that has never had a military coup. |
| 2:18.3 | It's one of West Africa's longest standing democracies, and now its people have elected the continent's youngest president. |
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