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Senegal's new president appoints Ousmane Sonko as the country's prime minister
Senegal's top opposition leader Ousmane Sonko (right) and his key ally Bassirou Diomaye Faye address supporters in Dakar, Senegal, March 15, 2024
THE new president of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Tuesday named the leader of the biggest opposition party as his prime minister.
Hours after his inauguration as president, Mr Faye named his mentor Ousmane Sonko as the west African nation’s new prime minister.
Both were released from prison just days before the March elections through an amnesty granted by the outgoing president Macky Sall.
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