Senegal’s Faye Says Party at Risk as Tensions Simmer With Sonko

Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye warned that the ruling party he founded with Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko is at danger of collapse amid growing signs of a rift between the two leaders.

“Pastef is on a trajectory that risks leading it to its downfall if nothing is done,” said Faye, raising concerns that the party is becoming too dependent on the prime minister. “Pastef isn’t just Ousmane and me,” he said on state broadcaster RTS late Saturday. “We have always sought to separate the project from the leader.”