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On July 15, 2026, a collective of descendants of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba announced a lawsuit for spreading false news and defamation against Ousmane Sonko, President of the Senegalese National Assembly. The lawsuit follows comments Sonko made in Touba, where he claimed stolen public money was flowing to the holy city. Lawyer Me Aboubacry Barro represents the plaintiffs and will hold a press conference. The legal action comes amid a rift between Sonko and President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, marked by the dissolution of the government and a failed constitutional reform.