Alioune Tine calls Diomaye-Sonko crisis extremely grave
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
Alioune Tine, founder of AfrikaJom Center, describes a situation of 'extreme gravity' marked by a clash between the executive and the legislature in Senegal. He links the Lompoul shipwreck to generational malaise and inflation, according to Seneweb, which relayed his remarks on Sud FM.
On Sunday, Alioune Tine, founder of the AfrikaJom Center think tank, described the political crisis opposing Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his Prime Minister, Ousmane Sonko, as one of 'extreme gravity'. On Sud FM, he blamed the blocking of the budget by the National Assembly, controlled by Pastef, a situation he considers unprecedented in Senegal’s political history.
The former president of the African Meeting for the Defence of Human Rights has also linked this crisis to economic hardship and the departure of young Senegalese along irregular migration routes. Revisiting the Lompoul shipwreck, he said the deaths of young people reflected a deep generational malaise, and called on the state to better organise their professional integration.
Alioune Tine also cited the rising cost of living, particularly of food and housing, among factors aggravating the social situation. He also warned that tensions between the executive and parliament have financial consequences, after several downgrades of Senegal’s sovereign credit rating, Seneweb reports.
His appeal follows recent public statements in favour of dialogue between the two leaders. On 10 November, Alioune Tine had already called on Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Ousmane Sonko to talk after the Lompoul shipwreck, while a proposed agreement between the two men had been put forward on 11 November by Abdourahmane Sarr.
