In Senegal, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye terminated Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko’s tenure on Friday, May 22, finalizing a political rift that had grown increasingly evident over recent months. Internal rivalries, governance disputes, and stark contrasts on economic reforms and power control shattered the alliance that once promised a definitive break from the Macky Sall era. In this analysis, policy expert Babacar Ndiaye of the WATHI think tank dissects the root causes and far-reaching implications of this unprecedented crisis at the heart of Senegal’s government.