But Sall's core political base is itself now under pressure from former prime minister Aminata 'Mimi' Touré for many years a loyal acolyte even after being dropped from the premiership in 2014 and then the leadership of the Economic and Social and Environmental Council in 2020...
Former Prime Minister Aminata Touré's protestations that Sall has no plans to stand for a further term have failed to convince...
The latest and potentially very dangerous addition to this mix is a fuming Aminata Touré who headed the BBY list going into the legislative elections and was fully expecting to be given the job now awarded to the Sall-Faye insider Diop that of president of the Assemblée nationale...
Benno's national and Dakar campaign chiefs Aminata Touré and Amadou Ba did not top the polls in their own districts...
To head the list for the ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar (BBY) alliance President Macky Sall has turned to his former prime minister Aminata 'Mimi' Touré in preference to former foreign and finance minister Amadou Ba...
Just two years after coming to office the President suffered a humiliating municipal elections defeat that forced the resignation of his charismatic Prime Minister Aminata 'Mimi' Touré...
In a brutal reshuffle late last year the president pushed out his loyal presidency secretary-general Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne economic and social council chief Aminata Touré and able ministers such as Mouhamadou Makhtar Cissé and Amadou Bâ who were seen as potential succession candidates for his Alliance pour la république (APR) party...
Aminata Touré lost her job as Premier in July and was replaced by Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne a banker and technocrat who unlike his predecessor does not hog the limelight (AC Vol 55 No 14 Macky the knife)...
President Macky Sall responded to his coalition's poor showing in the 29 June local elections by sacking Prime Minister Aminata Touré and several other ministers...
Some think his appointment marginalises Prime Minister Aminata Touré who did not play a major role in developing the PSE and he is being called ‘Premier Ministre-bis' – Prime Minister number two...
Beyond the polls he must contend with the ambitions of those aspiring to his job including the mercurial Idrissa Seck and – possibly – the woman who as Justice Minister opened the case against Karim the ruthlessly ambitious Prime Minister Aminata Touré...
