DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s popular opposition figure Ousmane Sonko was named as the prime minister in the new government on Tuesday, hours after his key ally was sworn in as president. Sonko, 49, ...
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko criticized the recent coup in Guinea-Bissau, labeling it a sham and advocating for ...
Former Senegalese Prime Minister Amadou Ba conceded the presidential election to opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye. Faye, backed by popular opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, has ...
Senegal’s new president named Ousmane Sonko as prime minister, elevating to power the populist opposition leader who backed his candidacy in last month’s election. The appointment came hours after ...
The assurances given by the Senegalese president have failed to ease tensions at the top of the country. Bassirou Diomaye Faye may have felt that there was no problem with his prime minister, but ...
How times have changed. In February 2021, Ousmane Sonko was still the face of the opposition in Senegal. He had just been accused of rape by a young employee of a massage parlour. This complaint was ...
Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko voiced opposition to a proposed restructuring of the country’s debt, signaling the government’s determination to maintain financial sovereignty and preserve ...
For, as we clearly remember, it was Ousmane Sonko who, after his conviction, designated Bassirou Diomaye Faye as the candidate with the famous slogan “Sonko moy Diomaye,” meaning “Sonko is Diomaye,” ...
With Senegal’s National Assembly – in which the former ruling coalition United in Hope (BBY) still has a majority – due to be dissolved in September, senior members of the former presidential party ...
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Friday said this week's coup in neighbouring Guinea-Bissau was a sham and demanded ...
The top opposition politician, Ousmane Sonko, is barred from running. So Sunday’s vote is widely seen as a choice between his handpicked candidate and the departing president’s designated successor.
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