Senegal: Controversy Following the Move Abroad at the Same Time of the President and Prime Minister

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In Senegal, it is a new controversy surrounding the tandem at the head of the state, namely the simultaneous displacement, outside Senegal, of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his Prime Minister, Ousmane Sonko. Bassirou Diomaye Faye is in Luanda, at the Europe-Africa summit and Ousmane Sonko, in Abu Dhabi.

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President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has a passion for sport that is unfeigned. Present at some major sporting events, he is also involved in the preparation of the Olympic Youth Games (JOJ) Dakar 2026. While this interest in discipline is widely welcomed by the observers, some believe that the head of state would benefit from treating his appearances with a better communication. According to several critics, the protocol of the Palais would have fai…