Senegal's ousted PM Sonko elected parliament speaker in challenge to President Faye
Senegal's National Assembly on Tuesday voted to reinstate ousted PM Ousmane Sonko as a member and appoint him speaker, just days after he was sacked by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in an escalating power struggle between the two former allies.
Senegal's Sonko Elected Speaker
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