President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is chairing a Council of Ministers meeting on Wednesday, September 30, with further senior appointments expected after a major reshuffle earlier this month.
The September 10 meeting approved 87 individual appointments across public agencies, state companies and government bodies, including changes at SENELEC, the Port of Dakar and several transport and agricultural institutions.
The latest meeting comes as Senegal faces several political and social pressures, including tensions between the executive and parliament and disputes involving university workers over housing allowances.
Faye is also returning from a busy diplomatic period after attending the 81st UN General Assembly in New York, where Senegal reaffirmed its support for former President Macky Sall’s candidacy for UN secretary-general.
The government is simultaneously dealing with a major debt challenge. Reuters reported this week that Senegal’s central government debt reached about $44 billion at the end of 2025, equivalent to roughly 130% of GDP when state-owned and guaranteed liabilities are included.
