{"id":2000112899,"date":"2026-05-23T11:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000112899"},"modified":"2026-05-23T11:29:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T09:29:28","slug":"senegals-president-dismisses-pm-sonko-after-months-of-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/senegals-president-dismisses-pm-sonko-after-months-of-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Senegal\u2019s President dismisses PM Sonko after months of tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement was made late Friday by government secretary general Oumar Samba Ba, who confirmed that Sonko\u2019s dismissal also resulted in the resignation and dissolution of the entire government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two leaders rose to power together under the Patriotes Africains du S\u00e9n\u00e9gal pour le Travail, l\u2019\u00c9thique et la Fraternit\u00e9 (Pastef) party after defeating Senegal\u2019s former ruling coalition in the March 2024 elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their victory followed a strong opposition campaign against the Alliance pour la R\u00e9publique, the party previously led by former President Macky Sall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time, critics had accused Sall of seeking to extend his stay in power through constitutional changes introduced in 2016, allegations that fueled public debate and political tensions across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sonko\u2019s removal now marks a major political shift within the ruling camp, ending months of visible disagreements between the country\u2019s top two leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ratio3x2_960.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2000112900\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has been sacked following months of tensions President Diomaye. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko following months of tensions between the two leaders, once considered close political allies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000112900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[151,101],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000112899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-48","tag-editors-choice","tag-internationl","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000112900,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ratio3x2_960.jpg","alt":"","caption":"Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has been sacked following months of tensions President Diomaye. 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