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All change in Dakar as rift grows between former allies President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Ousmane Sonko who was sacked as prime minister in May ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Politics: Senegal's Faye backs ex-president Sall's bid for UN top job, ministry says
DAKAR, July 20 (Reuters) - Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has endorsed former President Macky Sall's candidacy to become the next United Nations secretary-general, the foreign ministry ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Politics: Senegal: President Faye's backing of Macky Sall signals a political shift
Bassirou Diomaye Faye holds a press conference after winning the presidential elections in Dakar, Senegal, Monday, March 25, 2024.
News Senegal » Dakar » Politics: Senegal's Faye backs former president Sall's bid for UN top job in U-turn
A statement from the foreign ministry, released on Monday, said that President Faye reached his decision after meeting Macky Sall on Friday .
News Senegal » Dakar » Politics: Senegal's Faye Plans to Form His Own Political Party
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is planning to set up his own political party, a coalition supporting him said, the latest evidence of a durable split with his recently ousted prime ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Politics: Senegal: Ex-president Sall arrives back for meeting with successor
Senegal's ex-president Macky Sall, who is campaigning to become the next UN secretary-general, arrived in Dakar Friday for a brief meeting with his successor, a visit criticised by the former leader's ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Politics: Former president Sall to visit Senegal as he campaigns for UN chief post
Former Senegalese President Macky Sall will travel to Senegal on Friday, his first public visit to the country since leaving office as he campaigns for the post of U.N.
News Senegal » Dakar » Politics: Senegal’s Faye Moves to Form New Party After Split With Sonko
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye began the process of turning his coalition of supporters into a political party, in a bid to consolidate his power base after splitting with former ally ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Politics: Senegal’s lawmakers defy president and elect ousted Sonko as speaker
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal 's National Assembly elected ousted Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko as parliament speaker Tuesday, defying President Bassirou Diomaye Faye who fired him days earlier and ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Politics: Senegal changes course to back former leader Macky Sall for UN chief
The Senegalese government on Monday made a U-turn, announcing it would back former president Macky Sall’s candidacy to replace UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres when his term expires. The ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Politics: Senegal Is on the Brink
But amid this upheaval, Senegal remains a democracy in which strong institutions mostly govern capably. The country possesses skilled civil servants with track records of transparent, efficient fiscal ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Politics: Senegal’s ousted PM Sonko boycotts new government, raising fears of political deadlock
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal ‘s ousted Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said his ruling majority party will not participate in the new government after months of tensions with President Bassirou Diomaye ...