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Senegal's sacked PM Sonko elected parliamentary Speaker in challenge to president

Ousmane Sonko, sacked as Senegal's Prime Minister on Friday, was elected parliamentary Speaker Monday, setting up potential conflict with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Economist Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo replaced Sonko as PM. The 51-year-old's new position as second-highest official could constrain the president's ability to govern without parliamentary support in the debt-challenged West African nation.

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