Power Rift in Senegal Overshadows IMF Talks Over Hidden Debt

A rift in Senegal’s ruling coalition risks overshadowing key International Monetary Fund talks and a potential debt restructuring, after the government uncovered billions of dollars in hidden borrowing.

Long-simmering tension between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko surfaced this week as Sonko’s ruling Pastef party rejected Faye’s nomination to lead the revamped coalition that helped bring them both to power last year.