### [2026-05-25](/feed/2026/05/25/index.md)

##### Senegal
# Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye appoints Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo as prime minister, replacing Ousmane Sonko, whom Faye dismissed on 22 May. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''France 24](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260525-senegal-president-names-economist-lo-as-prime-minister-after-sonko-ouster)

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