But the more serious policy and governance critique of the Pastef hegemony may come from the small Senegaal Kese alliance led by former ministers Thierno Alassane Sall and Abdoul Mbaye campaigning on an accountability agenda – if they can defy the big political machines and secure a niche presence in the new assembly...
So the appointment of some respected former ministers and other public figures looks probable – perhaps former premier Aminata Touré – who has supported Sonko over the past 18 months – or Thierno Alassane Sall a parliamentarian noted for his commitment to financial rigour and transparency...
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Also in the first round are the independent parliamentarian and former oil minister Thierno Alassane Sall businesswoman Anta Babacar Ngom Diack and several figures close to the Faye/Sonko camp – Cheikh Tidiane Dieye Habib Sy and Déthié Fall...
Politicians such as Thierno Alassane Sall Déthié Fall and Khalifa Sall also feature strongly in the media landscape...
First round support for Faye could be eroded by the presence of three other Sonko acolytes Cheikh Tidiane Dieye Habib Sy and Déthié Fall while former Dakar mayor Khalifa Sall onetime oil minister Thierno Alassane Sall and political perennial Idrissa Seck – runner up in 2019 – all hope to make an impression...
A host of other contenders are hoping to squeeze into the race among them former prime minister Aminata 'Mimi' Touré and former oil minister Thierno Alassane Sall a powerful voice on governance issues...
This could help former minister of oil Thierno Alassane Sall who quit the government in a row over the award of a concession to France's TotalEnergies SE...
Thierno Sall lambasts the government for crumbling standards in public life; his new Aar Sénégal party has attracted rising talents such as Thierno Bocoum and Abdourahman Diouf...
Former mines minister Thierno Alassane Sall now in the opposition and former Prime Minister Abdoul Mbaye have joined in the criticism even though they must bear some of the responsibility for the mess the oil sector has become...
On the same day Energy Minister Thierno Alassane Sall was sacked though the Presidential Office gave no reason for dismissing the former aeronautical engineer who is one of President Macky Sall's long-time allies and had been in the position since 2015...
In November the city of Thiès witnessed the unedifying spectacle of Justice Minister Augustine Tine (who accompanied Sall to Paris this month) and his colleague Thierno Alassane Sall the Infrastructure Minister brawling...