Senegal's president sacks PM: Senegalese Parliament dissolved
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“Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye sacked Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko”
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The claim is reported by multiple independent news organizations, including BBC News, Timeslive, Sowetan, Theherald, and Dailydispatch.
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— Marie Khone Faye is the first wife of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, co-wife of Absa Faye, and First Lady of Senegal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Khone_Faye
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Khone_Faye
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— Absa Faye is the second wife of Bassirou Diomaye Faye, co-wife of Marie Khone Faye and the First Lady of Senegal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absa_Faye
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absa_Faye
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— Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye (Wolof: Basiiru Jomaay Jaxaar Fay; born 25 March 1980), commonly known mononymously as Diomaye, is a Senegalese politician and former tax official who is serving as the f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassirou_Diomaye_Faye
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassirou_Diomaye_Faye
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“Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye... dissolved the government on Friday”
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Multiple independent news sources (Theherald, Dailydispatch, Timeslive, and Sowetan) explicitly state that President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved the government on Friday.
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— Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye (Wolof: Basiiru Jomaay Jaxaar Fay; born 25 March 1980), commonly known mononymously as Diomaye, is a Senegalese politician and former tax official who is serving as the f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassirou_Diomaye_Faye
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassirou_Diomaye_Faye
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— Marie Khone Faye is the first wife of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, co-wife of Absa Faye, and First Lady of Senegal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Khone_Faye
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Khone_Faye
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— Absa Faye is the second wife of Bassirou Diomaye Faye, co-wife of Marie Khone Faye and the First Lady of Senegal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absa_Faye
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absa_Faye
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“Senegalese Parliament dissolved”
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While the evidence confirms the dissolution of the 'government' (the executive cabinet), there is no evidence in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries stating that the 'Parliament' (the National Assembly) was dissolved. The provided web results for 'Parliament' are general definitions or refer to the UK Parliament, and the Wikipedia entries for Senegal's government and National Assembly do not mention a recent dissolution of the legislature.
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— Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated along the Atlantic Ocean coast. It borders Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the sou…
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— The National Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale) is the unicameral legislature of Senegal. The Assembly was previously part of a bicameral legislature from 1999 to 2001 and from 2007 to 2012, with …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_(Senegal)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_(Senegal)
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— The Government of Senegal (French: Gouvernement du Sénégal) is the union government created by the constitution of Senegal, consisting of the executive, parliament, and judiciary. The Seat of the Gove…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Senegal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Senegal
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