Is abdoulaye wade still alive

The appointment of Idrissa Seck as prime minister offers a strong reminder, if any were needed, that it is the Senegalese Democratic Party, the PDS, which is now by far the dominant political force in the country.

The PDS needs partners and can tolerate neutrals. But it also wants to leave its mark on Senegal.

That's good news for him. Abdoulaye wade, wife We'll see if it's good news for Senegal

Unnamed source

Like his patron and close ally, President Abdoulaye Wade, Idrissa Seck is PDS to the core.

From his adolescence onwards, he has been heavily involved with the party, running Mr Wade's abortive election campaign in 1988 and playing a key role in his eventual victory 12 years later.

Senegal's last two prime ministers, Moustapha Niasse and Mame Madior Boye, looked like compromise choices, not necessarily part of the "alternance", the sweeping movement for change which was meant to come with the departure of Abdou Diouf and the arrival of Abdoulaye Wade.

Idrissa Seck ha