The president of , Bassirou Diomaye Faye, dismissed his prime minister, , and his entire government on Friday, a decision that marks the breakup of the duo that promised to transform the country. For a year, Faye and Sonko had been involved in a long series of disagreements that suggested a political divorce now consummated because both aspire to be presidential candidates in 2029. This cessation opens an unprecedented crisis in Senegal: the president runs the country with broad powers, but Sonko, in his capacity as the undisputed leader of the government party African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity (Pastef), maintains the control of Parliament.
