A political crisis, anticipated for months by observers of Senegalese affairs, has now fully materialized. In Dakar, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye terminated the mandate of his Prime Minister, Ousmane Sonko, solidifying a top-level executive rupture that many believed could have been avoided until the very last moment. The former head of government, who founded and […]
The Dakar Criminal Court has once again postponed its final decision in the high-profile case involving the alleged falsification of former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko’s signature, with Khardiata Tandian as the accused. Originally slated for Thursday, July 9, 2026, the judgment has now been rescheduled for July 23, 2026. The court cited the continued absence […]
By officially taking on the responsibilities of Minister of Defense in addition to his duties as Head of State, Colonel Assimi Goïta has finalized the centralization of power in Bamako. This decision, far from being a mere administrative adjustment, appears to signal a profound vulnerability: a faltering chain of command and an increasingly strained military […]