Sonko announced that his ruling Pastef party will officially boycott participation in the country's new government.

Senegal's Pastef political party will not participate in the country's new government, Ousmane Sonko, the recently ousted prime minister and party president, said on…

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Monday announced a new government, excluding the party led by his former ally Ousmane Sonko, whom he sacked as prime minister over…

Ousted prime minister Ousmane Sonko says his Pastef party will not participate in the new government.

Sonko announced that his ruling Pastef party will officially boycott participation in the country's new government.

Ousted PM says his party, which holds the parliamentary majority, will not participate in the new government.

The announcement came in a live TV broadcast less than two weeks after he fired Ousmane Sonko and dismissed the cabinet following disagreements including over the troubled economy.

Senegal's ousted Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko says his party will not join the new government, escalating tensions with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye.

Ousmane Sonko, leader of Senegal's ruling party and recently dismissed from his post as prime minister, has stated that his party is now "in a situation of cohabitation"

Senegal's political tensions have moved into a new and potentially disruptive phase after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye unveiled...