It's where I built my professional life," he said. So much so that in 2012, he named his family's village in Senegal "Montreal." That name was made official by the Senegalese government this year.

Former Senegalese Prime Minister Amadou Ba has conceded defeat to leading opposition figure Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the western African country’s presidential elections.

DAKAR: Propelled to power from humble roots despite never holding national elected office, Senegal's president-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye defied the odds by pr ...