Sonko-Diomaye : « Le rêve est en train de s’effondrer » (Pr. Mamadou Diouf)
As the country enters a new year (2026), the enthusiasm generated by President Diomaye's announcements during his address to the Nation on December 31, 2025, seems to give way to a darker analysis of the political reality following the statement by his Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on January 1.
According to historian Mamadou Diouf, Senegal is at a "crossroads," torn between a desire for radical change and old habits of compromise. His conclusion is unequivocal: "The dream is collapsing."
It is with these strong words that Professor Mamadou Diouf describes the current situation of the ruling duo, Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye. In an analysis of Senegal's political trajectory, the academic highlights an increasingly visible rift within the presidential camp.
At the heart of the problem lies a massive public expectation of a complete break with the past. According to Mamadou Diouf, the President's speech reflects a desire to achieve a "third political transition," where the first two have supposedly failed to bring about lasting change in the country.
“We are witnessing a tension between two groups. One that demands a total break and uncompromising accountability, and another that wants to continue in the ‘massla’ to preserve peace. There is a visible fracture within the coalition that participated in the victory of President Diomaye Faye and that did not directly participate in the victory of Pastef,” analyzes the historian, guest on the program “Objection” this Sunday on Sud Fm.
This rift within the presidential majority raises a crucial question for the future of the Diomaye-Sonko governance: can these two forces still reconcile or are they destined for confrontation?
For Professor Diouf, the outcome seems inevitable: "In this opposition, there will be a winner and a loser."
As economic and social challenges accumulate, the tension between the two major figures of the new alternation intensifies, distancing the "project" from its true objective.
“This is the biggest disappointment I have as a Senegalese citizen. For me, we had made an extraordinary effort to emerge from a period of crisis in which there were deaths. What is most terrible is that we are completely lost in a battle over individuals. This Senegal, which promises a new dream to all of Africa, is being reduced to petty battles between individuals and special interests,” laments the president of the Thiaroye 44 Massacre Commemoration Committee.
According to him, the current government must get on the same page. The survival of the "dream" championed by the Sonko-Diomaye duo depends on it.
Commentaires (21)
Le différend entre Diomaye et Sonko n'est pas un problème de gouvernance mais plutôt un problème de leadership. Sonko veut que Diomaye lui donne le fauteuil de président en transgressant les lois.
D’ailleurs, ce professeur a abandonné le Sénégal pour aller enseigner aux États-Unis, en plein dans la gueule du loup, ce qui illustre bien les contradictions entre le discours et la réalité.
Donc c est voué à l' échec. Les Sénégalais de la génération du PM savent sans aucun doute que c est un incompétent qui n a aucune culture.
Un historien !
Bof !
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