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Senegal political shift: diomaye faye dismisses prime minister sonko

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The political landscape of Sénégal underwent a significant transformation on May 22, 2026, when President Bassirou Diomaye Faye made a decisive move by terminating the mandate of his Prime Minister, Ousmane Sonko. This abrupt decision followed a day of escalating tensions between the two key figures of the executive branch, culminating in Sonko’s dismissal just hours after a series of public disagreements.

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