How a shake-up in Senegal could strengthen Trump's hand in the Sahel

Senegal is navigating a major political crisis following President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s dismissal May 22 of his longtime ally and prime minister, Ousmane Sonko. The power struggle between the former allies raises significantly the risk of the West African state becoming politically unstable. Such a predicament could undermine Senegal’s vital fence-mending role in the troubled Sahel. But, given Faye’s openness to working with the U.S., a post-Sonko administration in Senegal could also potentia...