Senegal's Diomaye Faye posts mixed scorecard after year in office

Elected on a sovereignist program, the winner of the presidential elections of 24 March 2024 is working to implement the fundamental reforms promised by his party. With a methodical and dull style, at the risk of creating impatience.

Senegal's Diomaye Faye posts mixed scorecard after year in office

Since his election, Faye has made interventions to reduce food inflation, conducted an audit of the previous government and launched a plan to revitalize agriculture. But the opposition says it is not enough

By Pr Amath NDiaye, FASEG-UCAD. After the transfer of service with former President Macky Sall on 2 April 2024, President Diomaye took over from Senegal in an economic context marked by major challenges. One year after he took office, it is time to draw up a brief economic assessment of this [...]

Transparency, renegotiation of oil contracts, abandonment of the CFA franc... As Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye completes his first year in power, economist Thierno Thioune draws up a semi-teneted state of affairs.

One year after his inauguration, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye faces major economic challenges. His term, marked by a desire to break [...]

West Africa Early Warning Outlook 2025 – West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP)

Despite growing political and socio-economic challenges, the West Africa region recorded notable milestones in the governance, peace, and security landscape in 2024. Senegal held its presidential and Legislative elections in March and November 2024, respectively, while Ghana successfully conducted its elections in December 2024. Download file here