May 22, 2026 11:27 pm
File: Senegalese President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye
Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Friday sacked Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government after months of tensions, deepening a crisis in the debt-laden west African nation.
The shock announcement was made on state television in a decree read out by presidential aide Oumar Samba Ba, who said Faye “has ended the duties of Ousmane Sonko… and consequently those of the ministers and secretaries of state who are members of the government.” Related News Nwoko’s legal adviser rejects Delta APC senatorial primary result Senegal PM condemns Western pressure on homosexuality law ECOWAS deepens cross-border cooperation to boost trade
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