By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Bénin Web TV
The rejection of Senegal’s revised budget bill has led the Finance Ministry to warn about the treasury situation. MP Guy Marius Sagna defended Pastef’s position in the name of budget transparency and purchasing power, according to Bénin Web TV.
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Pastef demands that social spending be preserved and calls for guarantees on investment and debt in Senegal’s 2026 budget.
30 OctPASTEF rejects Senegal’s supplementary budget in its current form30 OctSenegal committee rejects 2026 supplementary budget bill again29 OctSenegalese communicators call for government-Pastef dialogueThe PASTEF parliamentary group refuses to adopt the 2026 supplementary finance bill in its current form, after the Finance Committee rejected it. Its MPs maintain five disagreements over debt, the deficit, purchasing power, public investment and transparency, according to their statement of 30 October.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senego ·
Senegal’s Finance Committee has rejected the 2026 supplementary finance bill for a second time, after it was referred back to the committee, Senego, Dakaractu and Mali Actu report. PASTEF is demanding greater transparency on the deficit, debt and public spending, while Aminata Touré, quoted by Seneweb, denounces MPs’ “irresponsibility” and says the bill provides for more than 1,500 billion CFA francs in payment appropriations.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senego ·
The budget of Senegal’s Ministry of National Education is being reduced by more than 31 billion CFA francs in the 2026 supplementary finance bill. MONEP denounces the cut, according to Senegal7 and SeneNews, and says it could jeopardise thousands of school places; the union details funding reductions for the construction of 46 primary schools and 46 secondary schools, SeneNews reports.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senego ·
Algeria’s People’s National Assembly is due to begin examining the 2027 finance bill on 2 November, presented by a government representative. Debates are scheduled for three days, followed by a questions session on 5 November and a vote by MPs on 16 November, according to APS.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Algérie Eco ·
In Senegal, Father Joseph Tendeng distinguishes All Saints’ Day from the Day of the DeadFather Joseph Tendeng, vicar of the Notre-Dame des Pauvres parish in Tilène, says All Saints’ Day celebrates all saints, known or anonymous, and not the dead. The Catholic feast takes place on 1 November, while the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed is held on 2 November, according to Seneweb.
Delta threatens sanctions over slow road projectThe Delta State government threatens to recommend sanctions against the company handling the Orere River bridge and the rehabilitation of the Edjekota–Ewu–Orere road. Works Commissioner Reuben Izeze criticised the slow progress after an inspection in Ughelli South, according to Punch.The week in Africa
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