A Power Struggle in the Making: Senegal's President Sacks Prime Minister Amid Debt Crisis Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has sacked Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, sparking a crisis that threatens to destabilize the country.
The move marks the latest development in a months long feud between the two men. At the heart of the crisis is Senegal's crippling debt, which stands at an astonishing 132% of its GDP. This has frozen a $1.
8 billion lending program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), leaving the government struggling to address the issue.