Ousmane Sonko, who was sacked as Senegal's prime minister after a falling-out with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was re-elected Saturday as head of his Pan-African Pastef party. Sonko was also elected president of the country's National Assembly shortly after his dismissal as prime minister. The rift between Sonko and Faye has plunged the West African nation into a political crisis.

The escalating diplomatic dispute between Accra and Pretoria exposes deep structural fractures in the ideal of Pan-African solidarity. The public rebuff by South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola on the social media platform X reveals a relationship under immense strain. Lamola stated his country would “not tolerate public spectacles, characterised by incomplete information and outright […]