Ousted Senegal PM Ousmane Sonko re-elected party chief amid crisis
7 Jun 2026, 06:16 GMT
By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)
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The speaker of Senegal's parliament, Ousmane Sonko, a powerful mentor-turned-rival to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, won re-election Saturday as head of their party amid a political crisis sparked by their falling-out.