Ousmane Sonko

Congo, Senegal
Details of Congolese PM's Dakar trip revealed

Anatole Collinet Makosso is kicking off a visit to Senegal during which he will meet with his counterpart Ousmane Sonko, as well as Congolese nationals.

Senegal
Leading aide to PM Sonko makes low-key trip to Paris

In mid-May, Cheikh Bara Ndiaye, a Senegalese MP close to the prime minister, travelled to Paris where he met with his French counterpart Bruno Fuchs.

Senegal
Minister of education weakened

At the centre of several controversies, Moustapha Guirassy is currently in the crosshairs of Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, who is questioning his supposedly haphazard handling of the recruitment of nearly 2,000 teachers.

Ivory Coast, Senegal
PM Ousmane Sonko mulls trip to Abidjan

The visit may take place in the first fortnight of April, and it would be Sonko's first to Ivory Coast since coming to office.

Senegal
Faced with attempted coup d'état accusations, General Kandé seeks to clear his name

Nine months after being brutally sacked by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the former head of the army has gone to court to denounce comments made by a former corporal suggesting that he was planning a coup.

Senegal
The challenges facing Yuval Waks, Israel's new ambassador to Dakar

Newly arrived in Dakar, Israeli diplomat Yuval Waks will be trying to iron out the wrinkles in a bilateral relationship that has been strained since President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's election.

Palace Intrigues
Ousmane Sonko, Tony Elumelu, Alassane Ouattara

Intrigues big and small... Every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

SenegalSonko's wife Anna Diamanka pays incognito visit to Paris

NigeriaUBA boss Tony Elumelu's evening at Palais Garnier cancelled

Ivory CoastAlassane Ouattara's private trip to France