Senegal political tensions: diomaye faye and ousmane sonko’s uneasy alliance

The Diomaye-Sonko partnership lasted barely two years. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has now removed Ousmane Sonko from the Prime Minister’s post. Elevated to President of the National Assembly, Sonko retains leadership of the Pastef party, which holds a parliamentary majority yet remains absent from government. How did this rift develop? Can the two leaders coexist under one roof? And what risks do these political clashes pose to the pressing priorities of the Senegalese people?