00:00Senegal's political alliance at the top is showing signs of strain.
00:04Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko says he's prepared to pull his PASSEF party out of government
00:10and return to the opposition if President Basse-Rudou Amai-Fai drifts from the party's
00:15vision.
00:16Speaking in a live broadcast, Sonko warned that if the president is not in line, Senegal
00:22could face what he called a soft power-sharing arrangement and even a more difficult cohabitation.
00:28The remarks come amid mounting pressure in Senegal, where university unrest and tense
00:34negotiations with the International Monetary Fund have heightened uncertainty.
00:39The IMF froze a $1.8 billion program in 2024, after the government revealed more than $11
00:47billion in previously misreported debt.
00:50Sonko once barred from running for president, backed Fai as his replacement in 2024.
00:56After winning Fai appointed Sonko Prime Minister, but cracks have since emerged, including public
01:02disagreements over coalition leadership and debt restructuring talks, disagreements that
01:07rattled Senegal's international bonds.
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