Limogé le 22 mai par Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Ousmane Sonko quitte la primature en se disant « serein ». Son éviction ouvre toutefois une crise inédite au sein de Pastef et place le chef de l’État face à une Assemblée nationale acquise à son ex-Premier ministre et dont le président, El Malick Ndiaye,
Ousmane Sonko's dismissal by President Faye exposes the fragile choreography of Senegal's new political order, where liberation rhetoric meets the hard calculus of governing—a dance familiar across the continent where revolutionary movements must choose between ideological purity and pragmatic power. This schism within Pastef isn't just Dakar palace intrigue; it's the latest chapter in Africa's ongoing tension between populist promise and presidential prerogative, with Sonko's defiant "serenity" suggesting he's betting on the streets over the state house.
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