Dakar. Senegal’s political crisis has deepened after the Speaker of the National Assembly, El Malick Ndiaye, announced his resignation just two days after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government.
The resignation, confirmed on Monday, comes amid escalating tensions in the administration following Sonko’s sudden removal and last week’s dissolution of the cabinet. The Speaker’s departure adds to concerns over stability in a country already facing growing political and economic pressures.
President Faye sacked Prime Minister Sonko on Friday, ending a once-close political alliance that helped bring both leaders to power in 2024. The decision, announced on national television, was followed by the dismissal of all cabinet ministers, effectively resetting the government structure.
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