Senegal : Armed forces minister Omar Youm contends with Macky Sall's advisers

President Macky Sall appointed El Hadji Omar Youm armed forces minister in a cupboard reshuffle on 11 October, changing Sidiki Kaba (who turned inside minister) in a tactical transfer that sealed the lawyer’s return from the political wilderness. Youm beforehand headed the parliamentary group of the ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar (BBY) coalition and, crucially, has saved his job as mayor of Thiadiaye within the division of Mbour. From this fiefdom