Hidden Debt: Ousmane Sonko’s Latest Statement Exposes Two Conflicting Accounts

On October 19, during a press conference on the supplementary finance bill, Ousmane Sonko said he disclosed the debt situation without seeking approval because some people allegedly wanted it concealed. That account differs from what he told Senegalese expatriates in Italy on September 13, 2025, when he said President Bassirou Diomaye Faye had initiated the decision to inform the public. Sonko also described preparatory meetings at the prime minister’s office with Cheikh Diba, Abdourahmane Sarr and Al Aminou Lo, raising questions about whether the decision was individual or collective. Amid the breakdown in relations between Sonko and Faye and tensions over the bill, Sonko says he has evidence of their exchanges.