By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has asked Prime Minister Al Amine Lo to take the necessary legal measures to implement the policies set out in the 2026 supplementary finance bill and the 2027 finance bill. The directive appears in the communiqué of the Council of Ministers on 28 October, as debate on the supplementary budget has sparked tensions in the National Assembly.
The Senegalese government secured the referral to committee of the 2026 supplementary finance bill, at the request of Minister Cheikh Diba, to continue discussions with MPs. The Conference of Presidents of the National Assembly must organise the next stage of its examination, Le Soleil reports.
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Fadilou Keïta, a PASTEF official and former director-general of the Deposits and Consignments Fund, called on Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to reshuffle the government. He linked the request to the deadlock over the 2026 supplementary finance bill and risks concerning the 2027 budget, according to Senego.
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Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has called for a census of artisans and the restructuring of the Agency for the Promotion and Development of Crafts to make it easier for them to access public procurement. The measures, presented to the Council of Ministers on 28 October 2026, include consideration of a special fund to finance the sector, according to Senego.
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An alert over a possible gas leak interrupted Senegal’s National Assembly’s plenary session during consideration of the 2026 supplementary finance bill. President Ousmane Sonko temporarily suspended the debate as a precaution, reports Senego.
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Ibrahima Badiane appointed director of Senegal’s Grand TheatreSerigne Fall Guèye has been dismissed as director of Senegal’s Doudou Ndiaye Coumba Rose National Grand Theatre and replaced by Ibrahima Badiane. The new administrator holds a master’s degree in business management and strategy, according to Seneweb, which recalls the controversies that marked his predecessor’s tenure.
Akpabio urges northern Nigerian youths to back TinubuNigeria's Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has called on young people and leaders in the north of the country to support Bola Tinubu's re-election. He made the call while receiving an award from the Arewa Revival Project in Abuja, Leadership reports.The week in Africa
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