Diomaye Faye to speak tomorrow in Le Soleil, after Sonko’s budget threat

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is scheduled to give an exclusive interview to the daily Le Soleil on October 21, 2026, as political tensions over the budgets mount. The previous day, Pastef president Ousmane Sonko opposed the 2026 supplementary finance bill and the 2027 initial finance bill, criticizing cuts to investment credits, some social budgets and planned changes to petroleum-product subsidies. Sonko also called for legal oversight of special funds and warned that the bills could be rejected if his parliamentary group’s amendments are not accepted. The interview’s contents are unknown, and there is no confirmation that Faye will respond directly to Sonko.