Senegal President Faye sacks Prime Minister Sonko, ministers

Senegalese President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko successful a large shakeup of the administration.

The dissolution affects respective different elder officials, according to a connection work by Oumar Samba Ba, Secretary General of the Presidency.

Ba said the President “ended the duties of Ousmane Sonko and those of the ministers and secretaries of authorities who are members of the government.”

No crushed was fixed for the improvement but Faye and Sonko person been astatine loggerheads successful caller months implicit governance, economical policy, and enactment control, among different issues.

The erstwhile governmental allies joined forces nether the PASTEF (African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity), a enactment which roseate to powerfulness 2 years agone pursuing a monolithic younker support.

Faye appointed Sonko arsenic Prime Minister connected April 2, 2024, the aforesaid time helium was inaugurated arsenic President. Both men were seen unneurotic this week erstwhile they hosted immoderate students astatine Presidential Palace.

Faye affirmed his authorization in a caller televised interview. “I americium the President and Sonko is Prime Minister. If helium nary longer satisfies me, I volition name different PM,” helium declared.

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