Diomaye Faye breaks with Sonko, launches new party in Senegal
- Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye launched a new political party called Kiiraay, on Saturday, following his high-profile falling-out with his former mentor and ex-prime minister, Ousmane Sonko, and his party, Pastef.
- Issued on: 28/07/2026 - 10:30 3 min Reading time The Senegalese President unveiled his Kiiraay party at a gathering in the capital Dakar on Saturday, describing it as "the majority party in this country".
- He was surrounded by a packed assembly of hundreds of supporters, who could not fit inside the hotel conference room and had to wait outside in searing heat, carrying sig
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- Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye launched a new political party called Kiiraay, on Saturday, following his high-profile falling-out with his former mentor and ex-prime minister, Ousmane Sonko, and his party, Pastef.
- Issued on: 28/07/2026 - 10:30 3 min Reading time The Senegalese President unveiled his Kiiraay party at a gathering in the capital Dakar on Saturday, describing it as "the majority party in this country".
- He was surrounded by a packed assembly of hundreds of supporters, who could not fit inside the hotel conference room and had to wait outside in searing heat, carrying sig
Sources: RFI