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Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye asked the government to ensure parliamentary examination of the supplementary finance bill for 2026 and the 2027 budget. The texts are intended to support the clean-up of public finances and economic recovery, according to the Council of Ministers’ statement.
Source: Senego
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has decided to hold the military ceremony and Grand Parade for the 4 April national holiday in Kaolack in 2029. A special programme is to fund infrastructure and support the local economy, with quarterly government monitoring, according to the Council of Ministers’ statement relayed by APS.
Source: APS
Diaspora remittances to Senegal reached 2,000 billion CFA francs in one year, helping to support families who remained in the country. These sums could also finance key sectors, according to Le360.ma, which examines their role in national investment.
Source: Kassataya
Examinations at several school levels have been postponed in Mauritius for security reasons, affecting 33,893 candidates, including 12,660 for the School Certificate, 7,890 for the Higher School Certificate and 13,343 for the National Certificate of Education. New dates are to be set with Cambridge and the relevant authorities, according to the Mauritius Examinations Syndicate.
Source: Defimedia
Content creator Khaby Lame has sold to Rich Sparkle Holdings the company managing his brand and commercial activities for about 975 million dollars. The company expects the partnership could generate more than 4 billion dollars in annual sales, according to Weekendpost.
Source: Weekendpost
Ten local authorities in Senegal and Mali have established the Ambidédi-Bakel-Sadiola Local Cross-Border Cooperation Grouping in Bakel to coordinate projects providing access to water, electricity, healthcare and education. The initiative also aims to support youth employment and natural resource management for 350,000 people in the area, with backing from the RéZo programme funded by the European Union and Germany.
Source: Mali Actu
Senegalese journalist Mamoudou Ibra Kane called on people summoned by Senegal's parliamentary committees of inquiry to attend hearings rather than boycott them. Reacting to Abdou Karim Fofana's hearing, he nevertheless recalled that the National Assembly is not a court and called for investigations to be expanded, according to Senego.
Source: Senego
Air Sénégal, the state-owned national airline, is facing grounded aircraft, a legal dispute with its creditors and a reduced regional network. Founded in 2017 under Macky Sall’s presidency, the company has encountered a succession of difficulties, reports Le Monde.
Source: Kassataya
Lawyer Juan Branco says a rapporteur at France’s Court of Cassation has recommended examining the case concerning former Senegalese president Macky Sall. He links the proceedings to political violence from 2021 to 2024 and cites a death toll of 76, according to statements reported by Senegaldirect and Senego.
Source: Senego
The Jeunesse engagée et responsable de Saint-Louis association handed over 200 school kits, bringing the number of beneficiaries this year to 350. The 16th solidarity campaign covers vulnerable pupils from introductory classes to the final year and also includes holiday classes, according to its president Adama Kane Diallo, cited by APS.
Source: APS
Senegalese gendarmes arrested six suspects in Dakar, Mbour, Thiès and Louga after discovering counterfeit currency valued at more than 1.1 billion CFA francs. Investigators also seized a weapon, ammunition, a bulletproof vest and counterfeiting equipment, according to Mali Actu.
Source: Mali Actu
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