Senegal’s economic clash: the hidden war behind Sonko and Faye’s split

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The dismissal of Ousmane Sonko by Bassirou Diomaye Faye on May 23, 2026, wasn’t merely a political rupture—it exposed an unbridgeable divide in Senegal’s economic vision. Two years after the April 2024 transition, the presidential tandem collapsed under the weight of three critical economic dilemmas: debt management, hydrocarbon contracts, and the very nature of the capital fueling national policy.

By Ramatou Soumana — Reporter

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