Senegalese President Macky Sall poses for a picture after an interview at the presidential palace shortly after the departure of U.S. President Barack Obama in Dakar June 28, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney
DAKAR (Reuters) - President Macky Sall of Senegal appointed rights activist and anti-corruption campaigner Aminata Toure as prime minister after sacking a previous government on Sunday.
Toure was justice minister in the outgoing government and led the government's drive to stamp out corruption by pursuing high-level cases involving senior officials, including the son of former president Abdoulaye Wade.
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