Senegal: At Wade's Centenary, Diomaye Faye Takes Aim at Ousmane Sonko – La Nouvelle Tribune

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye delivered a speech at the Doudou Ndiaye Rose National Theater in Dakar for the centenary of Abdoulaye Wade, praising Wade's peaceful transfer of power to Macky Sall in 2012. Behind the tribute, Faye sent a political message to his former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, referencing tensions since 2025. He stated that democracy is not a prize to be hoarded and that an opponent is not an enemy, calling for national unity. The speech comes after an institutional crisis and the relaunch of the 'Diomaye Président' coalition.