Tensions between Senegal’s National Assembly President, Ousmane Sonko, and President Bassirou Diomaye Faye have escalated into a public confrontation. During a rally in Touba on Sunday, July 12, to inaugurate the Pastef party headquarters, Sonko declared his readiness to topple the government led by Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô as many times as necessary. This bold statement, made on Monday, July 13, underscores a growing power struggle between the former prime minister and the administration of President Faye.
Political tensions rise as Senegal’s assembly speaker threatens government