The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has arrived in Accra to participate in the High-Level Consultative Conference on the next steps to the landmark United Nations resolution on the trafficking of enslaved Africans. …
… France handed over control of its last major military facility in Senegal after Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who attended the Kenya summit, said French bases were incompatible with the country’s sovereignty. …
… Sonko said in a post on X that he met on Monday with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, his ally-turned-rival, and that “points of disagreement” emerged about the future role of the Pastef party, which holds a large parliamentary majority. …
… By dissolving the government, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has signalled a high-stakes pivot away from ideological resistance and toward fiscal pragmatism, effectively ending a fragile dual-executive experiment that critics always maintained was structurally unsustainable. …
The Speaker of Senegal’s parliament El Malick Ndiaye has resigned from his post days after the country’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye sacked his mentor-turned-deputy, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, and dissolved the government. …
… On the occasion of Eid Al-Adha, King Mohammed VI also extended his sincere wishes to Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, as well as to the authorities and the people of Senegal. …
Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, a move that risks deepening uncertainty in a country already grappling with a debt crisis and drawn-out talks with the International Monetary Fund. …
Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, a move that risks deepening uncertainty in a country already grappling with a debt crisis and drawn-out talks with the International Monetary Fund. …
… It drew leaders from more than 30 African nations including Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu, Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el‑Sisi, Ghana’s John Mahama and Senegal’s Bassirou Diomaye Faye. …
… Those present included Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Gabon’s junta leader Brice Oligui Nguema and Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch. …
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has arrived in Accra to attend a High-Level Consultative Conference on implementing a UN resolution designating the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans as the "gravest crime against humanity." The conference, scheduled for June 17–19, 2026, will advance discussions on reparatory justice and international cooperation on historical justice and reparations.
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has arrived in Accra to attend a High-Level Consultative Conference on implementing a UN resolution designating the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans as the "gravest crime against humanity." The conference, scheduled for June 17–19, 2026, will advance discussions on reparatory justice and international cooperation on historical justice and reparations.
African leaders are demanding compensation from former colonizers for wealth built through slavery, while French President Macron pursues an Africa charm offensive without accepting responsibility. African nations are increasingly turning to China for financial and political alternatives, helping dismantle French postcolonial influence in West Africa, though France has only recently moved to repeal colonial-era legislation classifying enslaved people as "moveable goods."
Ousted Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announced his Pastef party will not participate in Senegal's new government after disagreements with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, complicating negotiations with the International Monetary Fund over a lending programme as the country faces a debt crisis.
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved his government late Friday, dismissing Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko in what marks a shift from populist ideological resistance toward fiscal pragmatism amid a sovereign debt crisis. The move ends a dual-executive arrangement between the two former Pastef allies who had campaigned on the slogan "Diomaye is Sonko, Sonko is Diomaye."
Senegal's parliament speaker El Malick Ndiaye has resigned days after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, following months of tension between the two leaders. MPs are set to meet on Tuesday to vote on a new speaker, with speculation that Sonko's supporters may seek to install him in the vacant post.
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has granted a royal pardon to Senegalese football supporters convicted of offences during the Africa Cup of Nations tournament hosted by Morocco from December 2025 to January 2026, on humanitarian grounds and in recognition of ties between the two nations.
Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government following months of tension between the two former allies. The move comes as Senegal confronts a debt crisis and stalled negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, which had frozen its $1.8 billion lending program after discovering misreported debt.
Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government following months of growing tensions between the two. The move risks further delaying negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, which froze its $1.8 billion lending programme after discovering misreported debt.
An editorial notes that African leaders are gathering at two summits—the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi and the June 2026 African Leaders & Partners Summit in Washington—to attract investment and strengthen economic ties, while France, China, Russia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates compete for influence on the continent.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced €23 billion in investments at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, with €14 billion from French donors and the rest from African investors, targeting energy transition, digitalization and agriculture and potentially creating over 250,000 jobs. The summit brings together thirty African leaders and aims to shift France's Africa policy toward equal partnership and direct investment over traditional development aid.