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Senegal's ousted PM Sonko elected parliament speaker in challenge to President Faye

Senegal's National Assembly reinstated ousted Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko as a member and appointed him as parliament speaker, challenging President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's recent dismissal of him in an escalating political power struggle.

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