The leader of the French left-wing party, La France Insoumise, Jean Luc Mélenchon, began a visit to Senegal yesterday Tuesday. At the invitation of the Prime Minister and leader of the ruling party Pastef, the French politician comes to consolidate the links between his party and that of the new Senegalese authorities.

In a press release, Ousmane Sonko’s party indicated that its guest will stay in Dakar until Friday.

Who benefits from this relationship between France’s Insoumise and Pastef? Professor Moussa Diaw of Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis, an expert in political science, international relations and geopolitics provides some insights.