"They had made so many promises": in Senegal, a year after the presidential elections, mistrust is rising against power

REPORTING - Having promised a radical change, the tandem Diomaye-Sonko did not lose the support of the youth, but it is slow to meet the expectations.

Plunged by the country's economic situation, President and Prime Minister Ousman Sonko have not yet adopted all the economic and social measures promised to the population during their triumphal accession to power in March 2024.

On 1 April 2025, the Senegalese government launched the Tabax Senegal digital platform. Designed to promote employment, entrepreneurship and financial opportunities, this initiative is part of the national economic development strategy. The President of the Republic of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, officially launched on 1 April 2025 Tabax Senegal, a digital platform designed to facilitate employment, entrepreneurship and investment. This init…

By Marième Soumaré – in Dakar /Jeune Afrique / Africa in Summary / April 1, 2025. The Prime Minister, who this Wednesday turns his first year in charge of the government, has not lost anything of his intransigence as an opponent. And he continues to form, with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, an effective duo. And of [...] La entrada Senegal. Ousmane Sonko, a “combatant” in the Prime Minister’s office in Senegal was first published in Latin Amer…

The Prime Minister, who is celebrating his first year as head of government this Wednesday, has lost nothing of his opposition intransigence and continues to form, together with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, an effective duo.

In a virulent statement, Abdoul Mbaye, former Prime Minister of Senegal, reacted this Tuesday to the release of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) data on the country's financial situation. Based on a recent report by the Court of Auditors, he had already contested the reliability of the figures put forward by the government, claiming that they were "obviously false." According to him, the IMF is now confirming its suspicions by providing mor…