Senegal names economist Lo as new PM after Sonko's sacking

Senegal's president on Monday named a senior economist as prime minister after sacking his estranged former mentor in a shock move, saying the new appointee had the expertise to steer the west African country out of crippling debt.

Senegal is mired in a deep political crisis after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Friday sacked the popular Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government after months of tensions.

Former central banker Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo, who worked at the Central Bank of West Afric ...