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Bassirou Diomaye Faye appoints Mbaye Cissé ambassador to Canada

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Bassirou Diomaye Faye appoints Mbaye Cissé ambassador to Canada

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye appointed army corps general (2S) Mbaye Cissé as Senegal’s extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Canada at the Council of Ministers meeting on 28 October 2026, according to Senego and SeneNews. He will be based in Ottawa and represent Senegal to the Canadian authorities, including Louise Arbour, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, according to SeneNews.

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye decided to appoint Mbaye Cissé as Senegal’s extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Canada at the Council of Ministers meeting on 28 October 2026, according to Senego and SeneNews.

The army corps general (2S) will be based in Ottawa and represent Dakar to the Canadian authorities, according to the Council of Ministers statement reported by Senego. SeneNews specifies that he will represent Senegal to Louise Arbour, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.

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