He lit himself on fire after ascending a statue amid a busy roundabout Thursday afternoon.
According to the new coalition, invitations will be sent to additional parties soon.
The senator was arrested alongside two former county officials linked to the scholarship scandal.
The athlete claimed he mistook the deceased for an intruder on the fateful day.
Mr Sonko, 48, is also popular among Senegal’s youth and was seen as a threat to the ruling party ahead of the 2024 election.
Migrant boats frequently leave from the coast of Senegal in the direction of Spain’s Canary Islands.
Kathleen FitzGibbon, a new U.S. ambassador to Niger Republic, would arrive in the country this week, the State Department said.
“If we do not receive adequate funding, the consequences will be devastating and not just in Niger,” Ms Van der Velden said. “In the Sahel, such crises do not recognise borders.”
The coup has plunged the region into a political crisis.
The judge, Cameron Mander, remanded Mrs Dickason to custody in a hospital psychiatric unit until her sentencing.
