President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to visit Touba to offer condolences to Serigne Cheikh Saliou Mbacké's family
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President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is scheduled to visit Touba this Saturday to extend his condolences to the family of the late Serigne Cheikh Saliou Mbacké. This visit underscores the nation's solidarity with the mourning Mouride community. Serigne Cheikh Saliou Mbacké was a respected religious figure whose passing has deeply affected the Mouride community and other religious circles across the country. The President's trip to the religious city aims to express national solidarity and compassion to the deceased's relatives.
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