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Senegal’s Sonko blasts Western ‘tyranny’ over homosexuality stance Senegal news desk Friday, May 22, 2026 Add this source to your preferred feed to receive updates directly. From Dakar, our correspondent reports Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has made it clear: there will be no moratorium on enforcing laws against homosexuality. In a firm stance, he vowed to curb what he termed the “proliferation” of same-sex relations and pledged that justice would pursue all cases to their conclusion. “No big fish will escape,” Sonko declared, following recent arrests of several individuals…

In a major political shift in Sénégal, President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye has officially terminated the mandate of Ousmane Sonko as Prime Minister. This executive decision also resulted in the immediate dissolution of the entire government, including all ministers and secretaries of state. The announcement was broadcast on national television, confirming a significant institutional rupture. This move followed shortly after the head of government had spoken before deputies during a parliamentary session focused on current government issues at the National Assembly. Only moments after the presidential decree was made public,…

In a rare public display of internal government disagreement, Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has openly challenged President Bassirou Diomaye Faye over the handling of political funds—a reform that was a flagship issue during their election campaign. The tension emerged when Mr. Sonko, addressing lawmakers, disclosed that Guy Marius Sagna, a fellow legislator, had spearheaded the parliamentary initiative to legislate political funding oversight. While the Prime Minister acknowledged the importance of the reform, he expressed reservations about the process, arguing that such a critical policy should originate from the executive…

Ousmane Sonko reinforces hardline stance against homosexuality in Senegal The Prime Minister of Sénégal, Ousmane Sonko, issued a stern condemnation on Friday against what he characterizes as Western pressure to “impose homosexuality on the rest of the world.” This firm declaration occurs in a national context already marked by intense hostility and several detentions for alleged same-sex conduct. In early March, Sénégal approved a new legislative measure that doubles the prison sentences for homosexual acts, which are now punishable by five to ten years of incarceration. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye…

Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has clarified the government’s stance on the sensitive issue of political funds, openly expressing a difference of opinion with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. “I do not agree with the President on this specific point; I believe he is mistaken and I hope he will reconsider his position,” he declared. He pointed out that their coalition’s promise was never to abolish these financial envelopes, but rather to eliminate the practice of “fictitious funds containing the money of the Sénégalais people, handed over to individuals to use as…

Senegal’s leader stands firm against western pressure on LGBTQ+ rights Share Share Whatsapp LinkedIn Mail messenger May 22, 2026 at 2:14 PM Read in the app The Senegalese parliament approved early March a controversial bill doubling prison sentences for same-sex relations, now punishable by up to a decade. On May 22, 2026, Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko forcefully rejected what he termed “Western tyranny” attempting to “impose homosexuality on the rest of the world”. Addressing lawmakers, he dismissed calls for a moratorium on the enforcement of this newly enacted legislation…