Senegal PM says he will continue in his role despite speculation

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko confirmed on Monday that he would stay in his role instead of taking on the job of president of the national assembly. This decision follows his party’s performance in the recent snap parliamentary elections, where the ruling Pastef party, led by President Bassirou Dio-maye Faye and Sonko, secured 130 out of 165 seats in the national assembly on Novemver 17.

The victory was one of the largest…