Senegal president sacks PM Sonko, dissolves government after months of friction
Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, a move that risks ...
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Senegal’s President Faye says ruling party, led by PM Sonko, risks ‘collapse’
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said the ruling party is on a path that could lead to its downfall but ...
Senegal bans ministers from foreign travel as oil price rise bites
Government ministers in Senegal have been banned from all non-essential foreign travel following the rise in the price of oil ...
Senegal doubles maximum penalty for same-sex activity to 10 years’ jail
Senegal's National Assembly late on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill doubling the maximum prison term for same-sex sexual acts to ...
Senegal PM says party could quit government if president diverges from vision
Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said he was willing to take his party out of the government and return to ...
Senegal’s prime minister pushes for anti-LGBT law doubling prison terms
Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko pushed on Tuesday for a draft law that would double the maximum prison term from ...
Political war erupts in Senegal between President Faye and PM Sonko
A fierce public power struggle has erupted between Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, shaking ...
Senegal has sovereign right to decide how to tackle debt, IMF says
The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it has discussed various options with Senegal to address the country's "significant debt ...
Senegal unveils recovery plan to rely on domestic funding
Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Friday unveiled a new economic recovery plan for Senegal, pledging to finance 90% of the ...
Senegalese leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye denies rift with PM Ousmane Sonko
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dismissed any hint of a feud with Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko whose recent statements ...