Tag Archives: President Bassirou Diomaye

Senegal unveils 25-year economic and social development plan

Muhamad Yehia DIAMNIADIO, Senegal, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Senegal’s government unveiled a 25-year development plan on Monday that it said would lay the foundations for economic sovereignty through competitiveness, sustainable resource management and good governance. The agenda was launched seven months after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye clinched a landslide election …

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Senegal’s president dissolves parliament to call a snap legislative election

Muhamad khalil DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved the opposition-led parliament on Thursday, paving the way for a snap legislative election six months after he was voted in on an anti-establishment platform. The new election will take place Nov. 17, Faye said in a televised address Thursday evening …

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