Senegal's president sacks PM: Senegalese Parliament dissolved

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Senegal's president sacks PM: Senegalese Parliament dissolved Africa

Issued on: 24/05/2026 - 11:47

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Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye sacked Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government on Friday after months of tensions, deepening a crisis in the debt-laden west African nation.

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