00:00President Bashir al-Dumay Faye appointed former central banker Madhu al-Aminu Law as Senegal's new prime minister on Monday,
00:07following the shock dismissal of his former ally and mentor, Ousmane Sonko.
00:12Standing next to the speaker in these images, Law faces the difficult task of steering Senegal through deep financial and
00:19political crises.
00:20The presidency says the new prime minister's expertise in economics and finance will be essential
00:25as Senegal struggles with a debt burden estimated at more than 130 percent of GDP
00:31and works to restore confidence after the suspension of a $1.8 billion IMF support program.
00:38Just days after his dismissal, Ousmane Sonko could return to the political arena
00:42as Senegal's parliament prepares to vote on his reinstatement as a lawmaker
00:47and potentially his election as a speaker of the National Assembly.
00:51The opposition has denounced the move as an institutional coup,
00:54accusing the ruling PASTEV party of using its large parliamentary majority to tighten control over state institutions.
01:00The unfolding crisis highlights widening divisions between President Faye and Sonko,
01:06once united in power but now increasingly at odds over Senegal's economic direction and political future.
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