Posted 4/3/2024, 7:24:05 AM
Senegal's New President Names Former Opposition Leader as Prime Minister
- Senegal's new president Bassirou Diomaye Faye appoints ally Ousmane Sonko as prime minister
- Sonko was a popular opposition figure who backed Faye's successful presidential campaign
- Faye, 44, won the election just 10 days after being released from prison on a promise of reform
- Faye faces challenges like high unemployment, corruption, and cost of living crisis
- Sonko says he'll support Faye and not "leave him alone to assume this heavy responsibility"