A profound shift has occurred at the pinnacle of Senegal’s executive branch, as President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has officially dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko. This pivotal decision follows an intense period of escalating tensions that had been brewing for months within the Senegalese leadership. The duo, who ascended to power together in April 2024 under the powerful joint banner, “Sonko is Diomaye, Diomaye is Sonko,” now find their alliance dissolved, transforming what was once a unified front into a clear political separation.
