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Melissa Chemam with RFI

Senegal's President Faye appoints Ousmane Sonko as prime minister

Ousmane Sonko speaking to journalists after casting his ballot at a polling station in Ziguinchor, Senegal, on 24 March 2024 during the Senegalese presidential election. AFP - MUHAMADOU BITTAYE

In Senegal, in his first act as leader, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has appointed by his ally and key backer Ousmane Sonko as prime minister.

Sonko, 49, has been the fiercest opponent of former President Macky Sall for the past three years, and the founder of the Pastef Party, dissolved last July but still active as a banner for Faye and Sonko.

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