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Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has unveiled a new 30-member cabinet that excludes representatives of the ruling PASTEF party, marking a significant escalation in the political rupture between the president and former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko at a time when the country is seeking to restore fiscal credibility and revive negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The cabinet announcement, delivered in a televised address, comes less than two weeks after Faye dismissed Sonko from government, ending a political alliance that helped propel both leaders to power. The decision follows months of growing tensions over economic policy, particularly disagreements surrounding an IMF-backed debt…