Ousmane Sonko suspends National Assembly session over suspicious smoke

Author: senenews.comPublished on: October 27, 2026Country: Senegal

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The National Assembly’s plenary session on the 2026 supplementary finance bill was suspended on Tuesday after smoke emerged from a booth. The incident occurred while the Finance and Budgetary Control Committee was reading its report. Assembly president Ousmane Sonko paused proceedings so officials could determine the source of the smoke.

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