On Friday, May 22, Ousmane Sonko was relieved of his duties as Prime Minister, a move that has ignited a potential political crisis in Senegal. For months, Sonko had described their dynamic as a “soft cohabitation”—a curious term given the implications of cohabitation, especially considering that he and President Bassirou Diomaye Faye emerged from the same political sphere and, as recently as 2024, displayed profound camaraderie.

An ostensibly unbreakable bond

The relationship between these two political figures, once described as

By Sidi Mohamed — Reporter