Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismisses Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, ending months of escalating tensions between the two leaders. Multiple outlets report that the president sacks Sonko and dissolves the government amid a widening policy or political rift. The move follows a prolonged period in which relations between Faye and Sonko remain strained, with some coverage describing years of simmering disagreement before the decision. Bloomberg reports the president dissolves the government as well, framing the change as likely to increase the risk of political unrest. Other reports describe the dismissal in similar terms, linking it to sustained friction and the breakdown of cooperation. Coverage also includes live or prepared segments from correspondents discussing the situation in Dakar, but the core facts are consistent across outlets: Faye removes Sonko as prime minister, and the government is dissolved or otherwise restructured. The reports do not uniformly detail the specific allegations or policy disagreements driving the split, but they agree that the president’s decision is immediate and comes against a backdrop of ongoing political strain.