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Inner circle | Senegal
The businessmen, marabouts and fixers in Ousmane Sonko's inner circle

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko in Dakar, on 8 November 2025.
Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko in Dakar, on 8 November 2025. © Patrick Meinhardt / AFP
Senegal's prime minister still relies on businessmen and intermediaries who backed him during his years in opposition. Drawn from varied backgrounds – construction, aviation and religious networks – they form a discreet but influential circle around the leader who took power two years ago. [...]
Reading time 6 minutes Pierre-Elie de Rohan Chabot
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