Senegal: The Battle Between the President and His Former Prime Minister at the Centre of the Pastef Congress
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The worst Prime Minister Ousmane Sanko is the strong man and more popular than his »party friend« and competitor, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye
On Saturday 6 June in Senegal, Senegal's African Patriots' Party for Work, Ethics and Fraternity (Pastef) holds its national congress in Diamniadio in the suburbs of Dakar. For several weeks, this meeting has taken on the party, another dimension since its leader Ousmane Sonko was removed from his post as Prime Minister on 22 May. He announces as a demonstration of strength and unity.
In Dakar, this Saturday, June 6, 2026, the first ordinary congress of the PASTEF-Les Patriotes opened in front of 1,200 delegates from all the municipalities of Senegal and the diaspora. Twelve years of existence, twelve years of struggle, sacrifices, joys and sorrows. And now, a new page will have to open for the formation that shook the Senegalese political landscape last decade.
Within a few days of the deadline deemed important for the future of the party, including the congress and the inauguration meeting announced by the PASTEF, activists grouped within "PASTEF Ndiagianiao / The Authentics" came out of their reserve. In a communiqué dated 5 June 2026, this local structure reaffirms its full support to the party president, Ousmane Sonko, while denouncing what it considers to be a confiscation of the militant word by …
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