Aminata Mbengue Ndiaye to Appear Before a Judge Over Her Removal from the Socialist Party

Aminata Mbengue Ndiaye, interim secretary-general of Senegal’s Socialist Party since Ousmane Tanor Dieng’s death in May 2019, is due to appear before a summary proceedings judge on November 2. Young party members, including Daour Sagna, Amadou Sow and Birahim Camara, have launched proceedings to remove her, arguing that her interim tenure has lasted too long and that she has failed to organize a party congress. The summons, served by bailiff Me Abou Sall on behalf of lawyer Me Cheikh Ahmadou Ndiaye, cites the expiry in 2018 of mandates arising from the 2014 congress and party rules requiring congresses and the renewal of party structures every four years.