President Macky Sall appointed El Hadji Omar Youm armed forces minister in a cabinet reshuffle on 11 October, replacing Sidiki Kaba (who became interior minister) in a tactical move that sealed the lawyer’s return from the political wilderness. Youm previously headed the parliamentary group of the ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar (BBY) coalition and, crucially, has kept his job as mayor of Thiadiaye in the department of Mbour. From this fiefdom
Senegal : Armed forces minister Omar Youm contends with Macky Sall’s advisers
