Senegal's president sacks prime minister Sonko after months of tensions

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has sacked Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the nation's authorities aft months of tensions betwixt the 2 men.

A daze decree, work retired connected TV by a statesmanlike aide, said Faye had "ended the duties of Ousmane Sonko... and consequently those of the ministers and secretaries of authorities who are members of the government".

Sonko, a fashionable fig among Senegal's youth, said connected societal media that helium would "sleep with a airy heart".

The divided comes arsenic the state faces mounting economical pressure, with its nationalist indebtedness having reached the equivalent of 132% of its GDP, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Sonko's dismissal followed a parliamentary league connected Tuesday, during which the premier curate openly criticised Faye.

Faye was successful the antithetic concern of owing his position, successful ample part, to his premier minister's popularity.

Late connected Tuesday night, respective 100 students demonstrated connected the streets of superior city, Dakar, declaring their enactment for Sonko.

Tensions betwixt Sonko and Faye person been connected show for months.

Faye had reportedly criticised Sonko's "excessive personalisation" wrong the ruling enactment Pastef, portion Sonko accused the president of a "failure of leadership" for not defending him against his critics.