Senegal's Faye Appoints Ahmadou Lo as Prime Minister After Sacking Sonko 3 Days Earlier
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Updated · The Associated Press · May 25
Senegal's Faye Appoints Ahmadou Lo as Prime Minister After Sacking Sonko 3 Days Earlier
9 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · May 25
Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo was named Senegal's prime minister on Monday, filling the post left vacant after Ousmane Sonko was dismissed on Friday and the government was dissolved.
Lo, a former Central Bank of West African States executive and secretary-general of Sonko's government, must now assemble a new cabinet at a tense moment for the country.
The reshuffle followed months of friction between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Sonko, including open disagreements over key policies such as negotiations for an IMF loan.
The split has shaken the ruling Pastef camp, whose two former allies came to power after the 2024 election when Sonko was barred from running and Faye took the presidency instead.
As Faye and Sonko take new roles, is Senegal headed for a political crisis or a new balance of power?
Was Sonko's dismissal a political defeat, or a strategic step towards a future presidential run from parliament?