Tag: Sonko
Ousmane Sonko promises investigations into “generalized corruption” under the old regime
This was one of Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s promises upon his arrival at the highest office in Senegal: to take stock of the country’s economic situation. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, who…
Senegal: Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko participates in a mobilization of support for the Palestinians
In Senegal, a new day of mobilization in support of Palestine at the foot of the great mosque of Dakar at the call of civil society. Among the participants, the…
Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko calls on young people to stay in Africa
A few days after the deadly sinking of a migrant boat off the coast of Mauritania, while they were trying to reach the Spanish coast of the Canaries, the Prime…
the standoff between Ousmane Sonko and the National Assembly continues
In Senegal, MPs were due to meet on Saturday morning, June 29 for a budget orientation debate, but the National Assembly office ultimately decided to cancel the debate. This is…
strong reactions after the remarks of Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on the press
In Senegal, reactions are strong after Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko’s speech to his party’s youth movement on Sunday June 9. The head of Pastef toured the government’s priority files without…
Swiss court sentences former Gambian minister Ousman Sonko for crimes against humanity
Ousman Sonko, the former Minister of the Interior under Yahya Jammeh, has just been sentenced to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity. Acts of torture, extrajudicial executions and…
ministers placed under the direct authority of Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko
In Senegal, all ministers are placed under the direct authority of the Prime Minister, according to the first decrees issued at the beginning of April. A decision that caused former…
the president chooses Ousmane Sonko to lead the government – L’Express
The left-wing pan-Africanist Bassirou Diomaye Faye appointed, this Tuesday, April 2, the key figure of his election Ousmane Sonko to the post of Prime Minister, promising “systemic change”, sovereignty and…
Bassirou and Sonko launch their campaign in the stronghold of Ziguinchor
In Senegal, we are heading towards the last week of campaigning before the first round of the presidential election, next Sunday March 24. Candidates travel across the country. Ousmane Sonko…
opponents Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye are released from prison, scenes of jubilation in Dakar
The country’s number 1 opponent, the founder of the dissolved Pastef party, Ousmane Sonko, and his loyal lieutenant and presidential candidate on March 24, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, left Cap Manuel…