Senegal shaken as President Faye sacks PM Sonko and dissolves government ahead of IMF deal
TL;DR
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, with ministers left to run day-to-day affairs. The move, amid mounting debt pressures and strained IMF negotiations, risks delaying a new bailout as talks were expected to resume in June.
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