Faye-Sonko rivalry tests Senegal’s institutions

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The political crisis shaking Senegal could test the country’s institutions as a dramatic rupture between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his mentor, Ousmane Sonko, unravels.

The split exposes a much deeper struggle over control of power, state apparatus, the ruling Pastef party and Senegal’s political future ahead of the 2029 presidential election.