Dakar (Senegal)
Defections continue in the entourage of President Macky Sall, after his decision to postpone the presidential election until December 15, 2024. This Tuesday, the Minister of State and president of the National Committee of the initiative for transparency in industries extractives (Itie), Awa Marie Coll Seck, was the second to resign within the government, after the minister secretary general, Abdou Latif Coulibaly.
Will Prime Minister Amadou Ba soon appear on this list?
Beyond the publicly displayed status quo, relations are confused between Macky Sall and his heir apparent, whom he had nevertheless designated to succeed him as candidate of the Benno Bokk Yakaar (BBY) coalition.
In September 2023, the president's decision caused a stir within the presidential camp, with some members believing that Amadou Ba lacks political legitimacy.
So much so that several personalities, including former Prime Minister Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne and former…
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