Senegal’s Sonko Returns to Parliament, Set to Lead Assembly
Senegal’s parliament reinstated Ousmane Sonko as a lawmaker on Tuesday, paving the way for his likely election as speaker of the National Assembly days after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye abruptly dismissed him as prime minister in a split that has fractured the ruling coalition.
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