Behind the Palace: Why Bassirou Diomaye Faye Does Not Yet Want to Dismiss Dame Mbodji

The Council of Ministers on September 10 marked a radical intent to reshape the state apparatus around Bassirou Diomaye Faye, with 87 individual measures primarily targeting officials from Ousmane Sonko's Pastef party. Dame Mbodji, the general director of SOGIP SA, has escaped this purge, raising questions about his longevity in this position. Although he was approached by Sonko to join the presidential coalition, he made sure to clarify that he was not a member of Pastef during the June 2026 congress.