A fierce public power struggle has erupted between Senegal s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, shaking the nation s ruling coalition and raising fundamental questions about who truly holds political authority.
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Political war erupts in Senegal between President Faye and PM Sonko
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