Former Senegal Prime Minister elected speaker of Parliament

Senegal's Parliament has elected former Prime Minister, Ousmane Sonko, as Speaker.

This comes days after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye fired Sonko and dissolved the government, intensifying political uncertainty amid a worsening debt crisis.

In a swift reshuffle, Faye named veteran economist, Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo, as new Prime Minister.

Lo previously headed the Senegal branch of the Central Bank of West African States.

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