"A Quarrel Does Not Deserve to Tear the Country Apart": Diomaye's Reply to Sonko

Author: senenews.comPublished on: June 4, 2026Country: Senegal

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"A Quarrel Does Not Deserve to Tear the Country Apart": Diomaye's Reply to Sonko

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye called for national unity during a tribute to Abdoulaye Wade, responding to statements by Ousmane Sonko. Sonko, dismissed on May 22, had claimed to be in a "cohabitation" situation with the president. Diomaye stated that a quarrel, however intense, does not deserve to tear the country apart. He was cheered upon arrival at the ceremony at the Grand Théâtre de Dakar.

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