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Senegal's parliament speaker quits two days after prime minister sacked
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (179+ words) DAKAR, May 25 (Reuters) " Senegal's parliament speaker, El Malick Ndiaye, has announced his resignation, deepening political "turmoil in the West African "nation two days after the president dismissed the government. " Ndiaye, a senior figure in the ruling PASTEF party, said on…...
Senegal's president fires prime minister, dissolves government
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (439+ words) Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye fired his prime minister and dissolved the government, a move that will likely determine how the country manages its debt crisis but could prompt public anger. When Faye won Senegal's 2024 presidential election, it was widely…...
Senegal president sacks PM Sonko, dissolves government after months of friction
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (577+ words) By Anait Miridzhanian and Diadie Ba DAKAR, May 22 (Reuters) " Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, a move that risks deepening uncertainty in a country already grappling with a debt crisis…...
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye fires prime minister after years of simmering tension
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (89+ words) DAKAR, Senegal " Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has fired Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko after years of simmering tension. The decision was announced by the secretary general of the government during a late-night broadcast on Friday. The firing caps a period…...
South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa Battling Impeachment Calls After Hidden Cash Scandal Resurfaces | The Gateway Pundit | by Paul Serran
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Factbox-What happens next as South Africa's Ramaphosa faces impeachment process?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (651+ words) By Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Nellie Peyton JOHANNESBURG, May 12 (Reuters) " South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces impeachment proceedings over a scandal dubbed "Farmgate" in which thieves stole bundles of foreign cash from a sofa on his ranch. Ramaphosa, who has been…...
South Africa's ANC to meet after court revives impeachment process against president
1+ week, 6+ day ago (186+ words) JOHANNESBURG, May 11 (Reuters) " South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) party has called a meeting of one of "its top decision-making bodies after a "court ruling that revived impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over the "Farmgate" scandal. Party spokesperson Mahlengi…...
South Africa's top court backs case seeking to revive impeachment process against president
2+ week, 3+ day ago (120+ words) JOHANNESBURG, May 8 (Reuters) " South Africa's constitutional court on Friday backed "an opposition party's "case that seeks to revive impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a scandal "dubbed "Farmgate" "by local "media. The scandal almost "brought down Ramaphosa when it…...