Senegal’s newly elected speaker of the National Assembly, Ousmane Sonko, has spoken publicly for the first time since taking up the post, sharply criticizing the appointment of the country’s new prime minister.

Residents of Dakar have been reacting to Friday’s sacking of prime minister Ousmane Sonko. After months of tensions, Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved government…

After months of tensions, Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Friday dissolved the government and sacked Sonko - his one-time mentor in their Pastef party.