From his villa in the Sacré-Coeur district, the High Serigne of Dakar, Pape Ibrahima Diagne, is busy preparing a large-scale West African parallel diplomatic operation. The septuagenarian leader of the Lebou community - which is considered to be the founder of the current Senegalese capital back in the 15th century - is trying to bring together the region's key traditional chiefs in Dakar in the course of 2023.
President Macky Sall, whom he has known for 15 years, is providing discreet political and
