The rupture between President Faye and former mentor Sonko has exposed a struggle for control of state power, the ruling Pastef party and Senegal’s political future.
By
Patrick Ilunga
Contributor based in Kinshasa, DRC
Nation Media Group
The political crisis shaking Senegal could test the country’s institutions as a dramatic rupture between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his mentor Ousmane Sonko unravels.
Ousmane Sonko, leader of Senegal's ruling party and recently dismissed from his post as prime minister, has stated that his party…
Senegal’s political landscape has been thrown into uncertainty following a sharp rupture between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye…
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his prime minister, Ousmane Sonko, who came to power on promises of a political break, are…
Senegal's political tensions have moved into a new and potentially disruptive phase after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye…
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal 's president formally launched his own political party Saturday, cementing his rupture with former…
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has launched his own political party, marking a split with former ally Ousmane Sonko
