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Friends turned foes: The split reshaping Senegal | Talk to Al Jazeera
Published 12 July 2026 · politics
Ousmane Sonko, president of Senegal's Assembly, reflects on his fractured alliance with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the constitutional standoff dividing the country's leadership and the
Ousmane Sonko, president of Senegal's Assembly, reflects on his fractured alliance with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the constitutional standoff dividing the country's leadership and the future of Senegal's democracy. He also condemns xenophobic violence in South Africa as "painful" and "unworthy of Africa" and says Africa is owed economic reparations for slavery.
Published: July 13, 2026 • 1:00 AM IST · Updated: July 13, 2026 • 1:39 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Ousmane Sonko, president of Senegal's Assembly, reflects on his fractured alliance with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the constitutional standoff dividing the country's leadership and the future of Senegal's democracy.
He also condemns xenophobic violence in South Africa as "painful" and "unworthy of Africa" and says Africa is owed economic reparations for slavery.
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