Diamniadio, Senegal, June 6, 2026 (AFP) - Ousted Senegal PM Sonko re-elected party chief amid crisis

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2026-06-07

The speaker of Senegal's parliament, Ousmane Sonko, a powerful mentor-turned-rival to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, won re-election Saturday as head of their party amid a political crisis sparked by their falling-out. Sonko, who was sacked as Faye's prime minister last month, easily won a leadership vote at a congress of their Pan-Africanist Pastef party in Diamniadio, outside the capital Dakar, according to a text read out at the gathering. P......

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