Focus JTA Senegal: Sonko takes over Pastef, Diomaye governs alone
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Less than two years after their accession to power, the Bassirou Diomaye Faye-Ousmane Sonko tandem exploded. After several months of tension, the Senegalese president dismissed his Prime Minister.
Less than two years after their accession to power, the Bassirou Diomaye Faye-Ousmane Sonko tandem exploded. After several months of tension, the Senegalese president dismissed his Prime Minister. This weekend, Ousmane Sonko was re-elected as head of Pastef during the party's first congress since its creation. What does this rupture reveal? Who now controls the electorate of change? What are the risks for the stability of Senegal and the prospects for 2029? Debate with Daouda Ngom, former Minister of Higher Education, and Mehdi Ba, journalist and correspondent for Jeune Afrique in Dakar.
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