Senegal president sacks prime minister amid rising tensions

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The Senegalese presidency has terminated the mandate of Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the entire government through a presidential decree issued late Friday evening.

This decisive move follows months of escalating friction between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his former mentor, Ousmane Sonko, who previously held the prime ministerial position.

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Maimouna Kaboré

Journalist