Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Karim Wade: The Deal No One Suspected at the Top of the State?

A meeting in Qatar between Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Karim Wade has renewed speculation about a possible rapprochement between the presidency and the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS), amid Faye’s falling-out with Ousmane Sonko. PDS political figure Hawa Abdoul Ba told Walf TV she fears her party may align with the movement associated with Faye without receiving equivalent political concessions. She questioned why the PDS does not more clearly oppose the president and accused him of failing to keep some of his promises of political change. The parties have shown occasional convergence on institutional reforms, but the article says this does not establish a lasting alliance.