Signs of easing tension between Senegalese president and prime minister

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye held talks with the leadership of his ruling Pastef party earlier this week in a bid to ease ongoing tensions.

There have been widespread rumours of a rift between him and his Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, arising from Faye’s restructuring of the presidential coalition.

The two men rose to power on a shared reform platform but reportedly disagreed over the adjustment, with the premier uneasy…