Earlier this month, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye was one of five African heads of State invited by President Donald Trump to visit the US. While he was away, a surprising political drama unfolded back home in Dakar.
Faye’s right-hand man and prime minister, Ousmane Sonko, dominated the headlines for bashing the President for his alleged weak leadership, which he blamed for the government’s supposed failure to deal with the country’s problems.
