Senegal's Faye Dismisses PM Sonko and Dissolves Government as Rift Risks Fresh Unrest
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · May 22
Senegal's Faye Dismisses PM Sonko and Dissolves Government as Rift Risks Fresh Unrest
10 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 22
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Friday dissolved Senegal's government and fired Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, a rupture at the top of the state after months of tension between the two leaders.
The move raises the risk of political unrest in Senegal, where the Faye-Sonko alliance had already been strained by a simmering power struggle.
Outgoing ministers will stay in place temporarily until a new government is appointed, according to presidency secretary general Oumar Samba Ba.
The dismissal leaves Faye to rebuild his cabinet while testing political stability in a country seen as one of West Africa's more stable democracies.
What shattered the alliance between Senegal's president and the man who put him in power?
Is Senegal's democratic renewal on the brink of collapse after the prime minister's shocking dismissal?