Senegal has been in a political crisis since the dismissal on 22 May 2026 of former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko by the President of the Republic Bassirou Diomaye Faye. A war of leaders within the state apparatus, which represents a risk to democracy in Senegal.
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Senegal has been in a political crisis since the dismissal on 22 May 2026 of former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko by the President of the Republic Bassirou Diomaye Faye. A war of leaders within the state apparatus, which represents a risk to democracy in Senegal.