Senegal’s ousted prime minister Sonko elected parliament speaker (opens in new tab)

Senegal’s parliament elected Ousmane Sonko as its speaker on Tuesday, days after President Bassirou ‌Diomaye Faye fired him as prime minister amid a deepening rift over the government’s reform agenda and how to resolve a worsening debt crisis. Political analysts said the speaker position could give the former premier, who was ousted on Friday, a […] The post appeared first on <a href="