Dakar, May 24, 2026 (AFP) - Senegal parliament speaker steps down in political crisis

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2026-05-24

The speaker of Senegal's parliament said Sunday he was resigning, two days after his close ally was fired as prime minister, deepening a political crisis in the debt-laden West African country. The move by speaker El Malick Ndiaye clears the way for sacked premier Ousmane Sonko to run for the post of head of parliament, where his Pastef party holds a strong majority, in a challenge to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Deputies have been summoned t......

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