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Dakar TER: Senegal 0, SNCF 1, pending extensions A year after its inauguration, the Dakar TER operated by the SNCF is very behind on its financial objectives but also in terms of attendance. Overview of a cacophony as only France has the secret. A year ago, the SNCF opened the first African TER in Dakar. Guillaume Pepy, the former boss of the SNCF, had indeed an objective: to achieve internationally 30% of the turnover of the SNCF house. The realization was carried out in record time after the abandonment of the RATP which also coveted this Dakar network. This is because Elisabeth Borne, at the time at the head of the RATP, hoped to make this project her showcase as part of the opening up to competition, especially since the company did not operate any TER in France. An ambition not pursued by the one who succeeded him at the head of the Régie. But the Dakar train was just as important for SNCF's expansion projects in Africa and emerging countries. In a joint letter dated November 13, 2015 that Le Figaro was able to read, Elisabeth Borne and Guillaume Pepy each praised the merits and know-how of their respective companies to Senegalese President Macky Sall. The SNCF finding itself alone, it immediately created on the spot the SETER (operating company of the TER) belonging 100% to the SNCF and backed by an empty shell called "SNCF International" directed by Diego Diaz. In just three years, the SETER teams will launch this train linking Dakar to Diamniadio. According to the company's forecasts, the line would carry 100,000 passengers a day, and would find its financial equilibrium after three years. And, following this pre-operation contract, a new commitment for three years should have followed. Jean-Pierre Farandou, the new boss of the SNCF, however, wanted to toughen the conditions of the new contract. The president of the SETER Stéphane Volant, Franco-Senegalese and former general secretary of the SNCF opposed it. He was immediately dismissed, to be replaced by Pierre Boutier, former Occitanie territorial director, without the Senegalese government having a say. In a letter dated May 12, 2022 addressed to Jean-Pierre Farandou, the Senegalese Minister of Infrastructure and Land Transport Mansour Faye contested the legality of this appointment, because, he said, it violated “Articles 29, 30 and 31 of the conditions general”. This letter was the equivalent of a declaration of war between Senegal and the SNCF. Especially since at the end of this first period with this new leader, SETER posted results well below forecasts: travelers were not there. Dismissals have followed at SETER, including that of its managing director Frédéric Bardenet. The SNCF having encountered difficulties in finding a successor among its staff, it took the decision to entrust the interim of this position to two outside contributors, Patrick Tranzer and Marc Burger. The latter, despite their lack of significant experience in the rail industry, invoice their service to the tune of 84,000 euros per month via Valtus Transition. Not to mention the external costs: permanent room at the Pullman hotel for one, and weekly round trips to Nouakchott for the other. Contractually, the SETER deficit is the responsibility of the Senegalese State. But, due to the international situation and the sharp increase in the price of raw materials, the latter found itself in difficulty and multiplied the delays in payment. The tone then continued to harden. In a letter dated June 24, 2022, addressed to the Minister of Transport, Pierre Boutier and Diego Diaz insist on the need to sign the three-year contract (the pre-operation contract ending) “to collect the sums due up to 25 78 billion CFA Francs including tax" and to avoid, continues the courier, "an inevitable degradation of the service". The threat of stopping circulation in the event of non-payment is barely veiled. From then on, the local press will make its headlines from the war between the SNCF and Senegal. "The general derailment", title Liberation on August 05, "the TER turns red" for the Daily on August 2, "the general management is derailed again" ... And to make matters worse, the press also seized the case of the formal notice from the Commission for the protection of personal data following the request made by the accounting manager Lamine Camara who was also immediately dismissed. “The situation is more and more deleterious” writes Liberation again on September 22. Taking advantage of this inextricable situation, the Meridiam company then made a spontaneous offer to take over the activities through a 25-year concession, thus assuming the entire deficit of the first years. This French company has also been chosen by Senegal to carry out the high-level service bus project underway in Dakar. A real "irritant" for the consultants of the SNCF who multiplied the round trips between Paris and the Senegalese capital to try to impose their conditions on the Senegalese State. "With arrogance", did not fail to underline a member of the Prime Minister's Office met on the spot. Seen from the Senegalese side, the main stumbling blocks of this new contract were the questioning by the SNCF of its "parent company" guarantee, its refusal to bring the Senegalese sovereign fund Fonsis into the capital, its request for a subsidy guarantee for three years and its lack of enthusiasm to appoint a Senegalese president. To avoid the risk of losing the contract, Jean-Pierre Farandou tried everything and flew to Dakar last Monday with Muriel Signouret and Diego Diaz. The French ambassador was able to organize at the last minute a meeting not scheduled on President Macky Sall's agenda. For a good half hour, the two men tried to find "common ground", which turned out not to be to Senegal's advantage. This agreement still remains to be formalized with the white within the board of directors of the SNCF, which did not respond to requests from Figaro. But especially that of the Senegalese Public Procurement Commission, which is very jealous of its independence. There remains the crux of the problem: namely to improve the service and bring in travelers so that this TER no longer needs public money to run. But nothing in the new contract pushes the operator SNCF to improve its results. In short, the Dakar TER project will undoubtedly serve as a model for the French regions to negotiate more and better with the SNCF. Without being impressed. BY THE FIGARO
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Council of Ministers of January 18, 2023 The Council of Ministers was held on Wednesday January 18, 2023 at the Palace of the Republic, under the chairmanship of the Head of State, His Excellency, Mr. Macky SALL. At the start of his communication, the President of the Republic bowed to the memory of the 22 people who died, following the road accident which occurred on Monday January 16, 2023, near Sakal (in the Louga region) and presented, once again, the Nation's condolences to the bereaved families and wished a speedy recovery to the 23 wounded treated in our hospital structures. The President of the Republic insisted on the balance sheet of the accidents which reveals the imperative of a fast and vigorous action of the State to preserve the life of the populations against the resurgence of the road accidents. To this end, the Head of State invited the Government to ensure the implementation of emergency road safety measures with: the application of all the measures validated by the Council of Ministers, in particular the intensification of technical inspections, the speed limit of 90 km/hour maximum for public transport vehicles and the stopping of the import and retreading of used tyres; the intensification, along the roads and motorways, of permanent checks by the security forces, the control of road traffic and the wandering of animals; the reform and modernization of the public transport system in all its aspects by integrating the urgency of the implementation of the concerted program for the accelerated renewal of transport fleets, as a priority support action; the accentuation, from regulated tariffs according to the destinations, of the national deployment of the public company “Dakar Dem Dik” and of the private companies of transport having parks of big carriers, buses, minibuses and taxis in the standards. the establishment of a permanent communication and training system adapted to users and actors in the sector on the new highway code and preventive measures to combat road safety, in particular, respect for traffic timetables for transport vehicles. Thus, the President of the Republic reminded the Government of the need to pursue, relentlessly, the actions undertaken to raise the awareness of the actors and transport unions for the effective application of the regulations on the operation of urban and interurban public transport. The Head of State also asked the Minister of Land Transport to undertake, as soon as possible, the census of public transport players and parks, as well as the updating of the national list of official bus stations, in view to having a reliable database on the road transport sector. Finally, the President of the Republic indicated to the Prime Minister the need for a weekly evaluation in the Council of Ministers of the measures to combat road insecurity already implemented throughout the national territory, with the in place at the Primature of an Interministerial Monitoring Unit, involving the fourteen (14) regional governors. Addressing the success of the operation of the Regional Express Train (TER), the Head of State recalled the importance of this latest generation transport infrastructure, at the cutting edge of technology which symbolizes the promotion of public transport modern and safe railway. The President of the Republic welcomed, one year after the launch of its operation, on January 17, 2022, the remarkable attendance rate by users, the comfort and the safety of this innovative transport system which serves different localities in the Dakar region. In this respect, the President of the Republic has asked the Government to continue the efforts made to improve urban mobility with the emergence of multimodal transport, eventually integrating the BRT and the public transport systems operational in the capital. The Head of State, finally, invited the Prime Minister and the members of the Government involved in the project, to accelerate the accomplishment of all the administrative, logistical, technical and financial procedures necessary for the finalization of the second phase of the TER on the Diamniadio - AIBD line. Returning to the industrial development of Senegal with the emergence of special economic zones (SEZ), the President of the Republic reminded the Government of the importance of the Industrialization Policy which remains one of the pillars of the structural transformation of the economy. national, essential axis of the Emerging Senegal Plan (PSE). In this context, the Head of State asked the Prime Minister to finalize with the public and private actors involved, a roadmap for the acceleration of the exploitation of the four (4) ZES created in Diass, Bargny- Sendou, Diamniadio and Sandiara. The President of the Republic also stressed the urgency of an evaluation of the implementation of the industrial development strategy and of integrating, in the outlook, the emergence of new branches with the exploitation of resources Oil and Gas, particularly indicating the importance of preparing for the holding, in March 2023, of a Presidential Council on Senegal's industrial development. Moreover, the President of the Republic reminded the Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation of the urgency of presenting the National Private Sector Development Strategy and finalizing the prospective evaluation of the missions and activities of FONSIS. , ten (10) years after its creation. Addressing the social climate and the monitoring of internal affairs, the Head of State insisted on the following subjects: the control of State interventions during religious and customary ceremonies by asking the Prime Minister and the Minister of the Interior to take all appropriate measures for optimal programming, with the communities concerned, of State interventions during religious and customary ceremonies organized on the national territory; the regulation and control of the establishment of service stations in the municipalities by asking the Prime Minister to ensure better regulation and preventive control of the construction of service stations on secure sites, after the imperative completion of a study of environmental and social impact validated. Returning to the need to celebrate the emblematic figures of our Nation and to offer them as models to the young generation, the Head of State, Protector of Arts and Letters, informed the Council of his decision to award, on an exceptional basis , out of competition and for all of their works, the Grand Prize of the Head of State for Letters, to the writers Cheikh Hamidou Kane and Aminata Sow Fall. In addition, the President of the Republic has decided to name the Virtual University of Senegal (UVS), “Cheikh Hamidou Kane Digital University”. In his communication, the Prime Minister returned to the monitoring of the coordination of government activity by evoking: His trip to Sakal and to the regional hospital of Louga on the occasion of the accident which occurred in the district of Sakal ; the interministerial meeting on the evaluation of the Xëyu ndaw ñi programme; the meeting on the situation of the national company La Poste. AS PART OF THE COMMUNICATIONS OF THE MINISTERS the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad reported on his visit to Spain; the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Equipment and Food Sovereignty made a presentation on Senegal's National Food Sovereignty Strategy (SAS) and the "Senegal Pact" within the framework of the African Summit on Agriculture . UNDER LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY TEXTS The council examined and adopted: the draft decree on the organization of the Ministry of Justice; the draft decree setting the terms and conditions for the issuance, modification, renewal and withdrawal of exercise titles in the electricity sector; the draft decree relating to the activity of self-production of electrical energy; the draft decree transferring the management of the ports of Senegal to the National Society of the Autonomous Port of Dakar. WITH RESPECT TO INDIVIDUAL MEASURES The President of the Republic has taken the following decisions: Mr. Thierno NDIAYE, Specialist in commercial management and financial engineering, is appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Société Africaine de Raffinage (SAR), replacing Mr Diène FAYE; Ms. Seyni BEYE, Data Manager and specialist in Digital Transformation, is appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National School of Cybersecurity; Mr. Ibrahima GUEYE, Principal Inspector of the Treasury, is appointed Inspector of Finances at the Ministry of Finance and Budget; Mr. Cheikh Abdou Lahad Mbacké SARR, Planner, is appointed Director of General Administration and Equipment at the Ministry of Finance and Budget, replacing Mr. Ibrahima Gueye, called to other functions; Mr. Abdoulaye NDIAYE, Specialist in Management and Regulation of Public Procurement, has been appointed Director of General Administration and Equipment of the Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, vacant post; Mr. Demba GAYE, holder of a diploma of higher studies specialized in Management of Companies in the Energy sector, previously Technical Advisor to the Minister of Petroleum and Energy, is appointed Director of Development of Renewable Energies, vacant post; Mr. Sana SANE, Geographer specializing in Environment and Development, has been appointed Director of the Regional Center for Social University Works (CROUS) in Ziguinchor, replacing Mr. Moustapha Lo DIATTA, called to other functions; Mrs. Catherine Marie Thérèse Faye DIOP, Architect DPLG, Director of Architecture at the Ministry of Urban Planning, Housing and Public Hygiene, has been appointed Government Commissioner to the Order of Architects of Senegal; Messrs. Abou KANE, Babacar Mbaye NDIAYE and Babacar SENE have been appointed Full Professors at the Faculty of Economics and Management of Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar; Mr. Moustapha SOKHNA has been appointed Full Professor of Didactics of the disciplines at the Faculty of Science and Technology of Education and Training of the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar; Mrs. Ndeye THIAM, Mr. Ousmane SEYDI, Mr. Abdoul Aziz CISS, and Mr. Mamadou Diallo have been appointed Associate Professors at the Ecole Polytechnique de Thiès. Release date 2023-01-18
SENEGAL NEWS Thursday, January 26, 2023 Council of Ministers of January 11, 2023 The Council of Ministers was held on Wednesday January 11, 2023 at the Palace of the Republic, under the chairmanship of the Head of State, His Excellency, Mr. Macky SALL. At the start of his communication, the President of the Republic bowed to the memory of the 41 people who have died to date, following the tragic road accident, which occurred on the night of Saturday 07 to Sunday 08 January 2023 , in Sikilo in the department of Kaffrine. Recalling the national mourning of three (3) days decreed from January 09, the Head of State presented the most saddened condolences of the Nation to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to the 99 injured identified and taken care of. particularly at the Thierno Birahim Ndao Regional Hospital in Kaffrine. The President of the Republic hailed the national outpouring of exemplary solidarity and thanked the countries and foreign personalities who sympathized with our pain, as well as the mobilization of the members of the Government involved, the territorial administration, the Mayor of Kaffrine, the health and emergency services, the public prosecutor and all those of goodwill who provided assistance to the victims, the injured and their families. To this end, the Head of State raised the issue of the overall behavior of society in the face of the resurgence of road accidents. Thus, the President of the Republic asked the Prime Minister and the ministers involved (Armed Forces, Interior, Finance and Budget, Land Transport) to implement without delay, with the involvement of all the stakeholders, the measures adopted during of the Interministerial Council on Road Safety. The application of the decisions taken will be subject to weekly monitoring and evaluation in the Council of Ministers. Finally, the Head of State asked the Prime Minister to organise, as soon as possible, a special meeting on the priority renewal of transport vehicle fleets, in conjunction with transport and driver organisations. Addressing the role of the High Council of Territorial Collectivities and the enhancement of territories, the President of the Republic welcomed the installation of the members of the second term of office of the High Council of Territorial Collectivities (HCCT), on Saturday January 07, 2023. The Head of the State took the opportunity to congratulate, once again, the senior advisers and the President of the High Council of Territorial Communities, Mrs. Aminata Mbengue NDIAYE, for the quality of the work accomplished in recent years. The President of the Republic recalled that the High Council of Territorial Communities is the 4th constitutional institution of the Republic with the prerogative of giving its opinion on decentralization, territorial development and regional planning policies. The Head of State urged the Government to carefully examine the 26 opinions and 548 recommendations resulting from the HCCT reports and to expedite the finalization of the regulatory framework on the financial regime of local authorities and to ensure optimal financing of territorial development through the consolidation of public projects carried out in the municipalities and departments. Finally, the President of the Republic stressed the need to promote intermunicipal cooperation, with the support of the HCCT and the National Commission for Dialogue between Territories (CNDT). Coming back to the social climate and the monitoring of internal affairs, the Head of State insisted on the following subjects: land control and development in tourist areas and sites: by asking the Prime Minister and the ministers in charge of Finance and of the Budget, Local Authorities and Tourism, in conjunction with the National Agency for Spatial Planning (ANAT) and the Land Registry, to finalize, before the end of March 2023, the precise mapping of tourist areas and sites. To this end, the President of the Republic has asked the Government to secure, through approved urban plans, the perimeters of intervention and the titles of SAPCO in the municipalities concerned, including classified sites (forests, marine areas protected) placed under the supervision of the services of the Ministry of the Environment, Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition; the modernization and securing of markets and commercial spaces: by asking the Prime Minister to take all the necessary measures to accelerate the implementation of the Market Modernization and Management Program (PROMOGEM) in localities and sites targeted priorities (Ndoumbé Diop markets in Diourbel, Tilène in Ziguinchor, Sandikat in Pikine, Tambacounda and Kaolack, etc.). In addition, the President of the Republic asked the Minister of the Interior to ensure the functionality and upgrading of civil protection systems in markets and commercial spaces. Finally, the President of the Republic congratulated the Government for the efforts to revive economic activity, the sound performance of public finances, confirmed by the approval by the IMF's Board of Directors of the last review of the economic program and financial institution of Senegal. In his communication, the Prime Minister took stock of the coordination of government activities by mentioning: the Interministerial Council on Road Safety; the Interministerial Council on the National Food Sovereignty Strategy; the interministerial meeting on the Energy sector; the interministerial meeting on the health sector; meeting with technical and financial partners. AS PART OF COMMUNICATIONS FROM MINISTERS, the Minister of Finance and Budget made a communication on budget execution for the year 2023; the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Equipment and Food Sovereignty gave a presentation on the monitoring of the groundnut marketing campaign; the Minister of Health and Social Action made a presentation on the strategy for strengthening the management of emergencies and the organization of relief; the Minister of Sports reported on Senegal's participation in the "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022"; the Minister of Culture and Historical Heritage made a presentation on the organization of the 11th edition of the National Festival of Arts and Cultures (FESNAC) in Kaffrine. UNDER LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY TEXTS The council examined and adopted: the draft decree relating to decentralized rural electrification projects; the draft decree setting the procedures for awarding exercise titles relating to regulated activities in the electricity sector. WITH RESPECT TO INDIVIDUAL MEASURES The President of the Republic has taken the following decisions: Mr. Mamadou Camara FALL, Inspector of Labor and Social Security, is appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Vocational Training, Apprenticeship and Integration , replacing Mr. Mouhamadou Moustapha Thioune, called to other functions; Mr. Serigne Ahmadou Bamba SY, Central and Geomechanical Engineer, previously Coordinator of the Strategy, Performance and Quality Department of Senegal Digital SA, has been appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Air Transport and Airport Infrastructure Development, vacant position; Mr. El Hadj Ndiogou DIOUF, Economist, is appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Community Development, National Solidarity and Social and Territorial Equity, replacing Mrs. Virginie Rachelle Fayçaline Coly, called to other functions; Mr. Hamade NDIAYE, Business Executive at the Rural Boreholes Office (OFOR), has been appointed Director General of OFOR to replace Mr. Alpha Bayla Gueye, called to other functions; Mrs. Nafissatou DIOUF, Journalist, Holder of a Doctorate in French literature, is appointed Managing Director of the Société de Télédiffusion du Sénégal (TDS SA), replacing Mr. Amadou Abdoulaye Diop, called to other functions; Mr. Augustin NDIAYE, Professor of Secondary Education of exceptional class, is appointed Director General of the National Center for Professional Qualification (CNQP) at the Ministry of Vocational Training, Learning and Integration, replacing Mr. Zacharia Sall , allowed to assert his rights to a retirement pension; Mr. Mounirou LY, Planner, previously Director of the Promotion of Social Housing, is appointed Director General of the National Vocational Training Office at the Ministry of Vocational Training, Apprenticeship and Integration, replacing Mr. Souleymane Soumaré, called to other functions; Mr. Mamadou MBATHIE, Holder of a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Epistemology and History of Exact Sciences and Scientific Institutions, is appointed Chairman of the Orientation Council of the School-Business Training Program, replacing Mr. Papa Abou Camara, called to other functions; Mrs. Diègane WANE, Holder of a Master's degree in Finance and Public Management, is appointed Coordinator of the School-Company Training Program, replacing Mr. Ousmane Diédhiou, called to other functions; Mrs. Maïmouna KANTE, previously Director of the National School of Training in Family and Social Economy, is appointed Director of Vocational Training, Apprenticeship and Integration, replacing Mr. Abdou Fall, admitted to assert his rights to a retirement pension. Release date 2023-01-11
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Council of Ministers of January 11, 2023 The Council of Ministers was held on Wednesday January 11, 2023 at the Palace of the Republic, under the chairmanship of the Head of State, His Excellency, Mr. Macky SALL. At the start of his communication, the President of the Republic bowed to the memory of the 41 people who have died to date, following the tragic road accident, which occurred on the night of Saturday 07 to Sunday 08 January 2023 , in Sikilo in the department of Kaffrine. Recalling the national mourning of three (3) days decreed from January 09, the Head of State presented the most saddened condolences of the Nation to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to the 99 injured identified and taken care of. particularly at the Thierno Birahim Ndao Regional Hospital in Kaffrine. The President of the Republic hailed the national outpouring of exemplary solidarity and thanked the countries and foreign personalities who sympathized with our pain, as well as the mobilization of the members of the Government involved, the territorial administration, the Mayor of Kaffrine, the health and emergency services, the public prosecutor and all those of goodwill who provided assistance to the victims, the injured and their families. To this end, the Head of State raised the issue of the overall behavior of society in the face of the resurgence of road accidents. Thus, the President of the Republic asked the Prime Minister and the ministers involved (Armed Forces, Interior, Finance and Budget, Land Transport) to implement without delay, with the involvement of all the stakeholders, the measures adopted during of the Interministerial Council on Road Safety. The application of the decisions taken will be subject to weekly monitoring and evaluation in the Council of Ministers. Finally, the Head of State asked the Prime Minister to organise, as soon as possible, a special meeting on the priority renewal of transport vehicle fleets, in conjunction with transport and driver organisations. Addressing the role of the High Council of Territorial Collectivities and the enhancement of territories, the President of the Republic welcomed the installation of the members of the second term of office of the High Council of Territorial Collectivities (HCCT), on Saturday January 07, 2023. The Head of the State took the opportunity to congratulate, once again, the senior advisers and the President of the High Council of Territorial Communities, Mrs. Aminata Mbengue NDIAYE, for the quality of the work accomplished in recent years. The President of the Republic recalled that the High Council of Territorial Communities is the 4th constitutional institution of the Republic with the prerogative of giving its opinion on decentralization, territorial development and regional planning policies. The Head of State urged the Government to carefully examine the 26 opinions and 548 recommendations resulting from the HCCT reports and to expedite the finalization of the regulatory framework on the financial regime of local authorities and to ensure optimal financing of territorial development through the consolidation of public projects carried out in the municipalities and departments. Finally, the President of the Republic stressed the need to promote intermunicipal cooperation, with the support of the HCCT and the National Commission for Dialogue between Territories (CNDT). Coming back to the social climate and the monitoring of internal affairs, the Head of State insisted on the following subjects: land control and development in tourist areas and sites: by asking the Prime Minister and the ministers in charge of Finance and of the Budget, Local Authorities and Tourism, in conjunction with the National Agency for Spatial Planning (ANAT) and the Land Registry, to finalize, before the end of March 2023, the precise mapping of tourist areas and sites. To this end, the President of the Republic has asked the Government to secure, through approved urban plans, the perimeters of intervention and the titles of SAPCO in the municipalities concerned, including classified sites (forests, marine areas protected) placed under the supervision of the services of the Ministry of the Environment, Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition; the modernization and securing of markets and commercial spaces: by asking the Prime Minister to take all the necessary measures to accelerate the implementation of the Market Modernization and Management Program (PROMOGEM) in localities and sites targeted priorities (Ndoumbé Diop markets in Diourbel, Tilène in Ziguinchor, Sandikat in Pikine, Tambacounda and Kaolack, etc.). In addition, the President of the Republic asked the Minister of the Interior to ensure the functionality and upgrading of civil protection systems in markets and commercial spaces. Finally, the President of the Republic congratulated the Government for the efforts to revive economic activity, the sound performance of public finances, confirmed by the approval by the IMF's Board of Directors of the last review of the economic program and financial institution of Senegal. In his communication, the Prime Minister took stock of the coordination of government activities by mentioning: the Interministerial Council on Road Safety; the Interministerial Council on the National Food Sovereignty Strategy; the interministerial meeting on the Energy sector; the interministerial meeting on the health sector; meeting with technical and financial partners. AS PART OF COMMUNICATIONS FROM MINISTERS, the Minister of Finance and Budget made a communication on budget execution for the year 2023; the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Equipment and Food Sovereignty gave a presentation on the monitoring of the groundnut marketing campaign; the Minister of Health and Social Action made a presentation on the strategy for strengthening the management of emergencies and the organization of relief; the Minister of Sports reported on Senegal's participation in the "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022"; the Minister of Culture and Historical Heritage made a presentation on the organization of the 11th edition of the National Festival of Arts and Cultures (FESNAC) in Kaffrine. UNDER LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY TEXTS The council examined and adopted: the draft decree relating to decentralized rural electrification projects; the draft decree setting the procedures for awarding exercise titles relating to regulated activities in the electricity sector. WITH RESPECT TO INDIVIDUAL MEASURES The President of the Republic has taken the following decisions: Mr. Mamadou Camara FALL, Inspector of Labor and Social Security, is appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Vocational Training, Apprenticeship and Integration , replacing Mr. Mouhamadou Moustapha Thioune, called to other functions; Mr. Serigne Ahmadou Bamba SY, Central and Geomechanical Engineer, previously Coordinator of the Strategy, Performance and Quality Department of Senegal Digital SA, has been appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Air Transport and Airport Infrastructure Development, vacant post; Mr. El Hadj Ndiogou DIOUF, Economist, is appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Community Development, National Solidarity and Social and Territorial Equity, replacing Mrs. Virginie Rachelle Fayçaline Coly, called to other functions; Mr. Hamade NDIAYE, Business Executive at the Rural Boreholes Office (OFOR), has been appointed Director General of OFOR to replace Mr. Alpha Bayla Gueye, called to other functions; Mrs. Nafissatou DIOUF, Journalist, Holder of a Doctorate in French literature, is appointed Managing Director of the Société de Télédiffusion du Sénégal (TDS SA), replacing Mr. Amadou Abdoulaye Diop, called to other functions; Mr. Augustin NDIAYE, Professor of Secondary Education of exceptional class, is appointed Director General of the National Center for Professional Qualification (CNQP) at the Ministry of Vocational Training, Learning and Integration, replacing Mr. Zacharia Sall , allowed to assert his rights to a retirement pension; Mr. Mounirou LY, Planner, previously Director of the Promotion of Social Housing, is appointed Director General of the National Vocational Training Office at the Ministry of Vocational Training, Apprenticeship and Integration, replacing Mr. Souleymane Soumaré, called to other functions; Mr. Mamadou MBATHIE, Holder of a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Epistemology and History of Exact Sciences and Scientific Institutions, is appointed Chairman of the Orientation Council of the School-Business Training Program, replacing Mr. Papa Abou Camara, called to other functions; Mrs. Diègane WANE, Holder of a Master's degree in Finance and Public Management, is appointed Coordinator of the School-Company Training Program, replacing Mr. Ousmane Diédhiou, called to other functions; Mrs. Maïmouna KANTE, previously Director of the National School of Training in Family and Social Economy, is appointed Director of Vocational Training, Apprenticeship and Integration, replacing Mr. Abdou Fall, admitted to assert his rights to a retirement pension. Release date 2023-01-11
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Council of Ministers Council of Ministers of January 04, 2023 Council of Ministers of January 04, 2023 The President of the Republic, His Excellency Macky SALL, chaired the Council of Ministers, this Wednesday, January 04, 2023, at the Palace of the Republic. At the beginning of his communication, the Head of State again presented his best wishes to the Government, to our compatriots and to foreign guests living in Senegal. The President of the Republic has invited the Government to make 2023 a year of peace, stability, solidarity and consolidation of Senegal's economic and social performance in the spirit of "fast track". Returning to his message to the nation of December 31, 2022, the Head of State recalled the need to intensify sectoral achievements in the dynamics of the Emerging Senegal Plan (PSE). The President of the Republic returned to the assessment of certain major achievements of the State, while indicating priorities for government action with regard to several sectors and ministries. To this end, the President of the Republic has asked the Prime Minister, on the basis of the orientations and evaluations of the programs and projects carried out or in progress, to propose a government action plan for the year 2023 which will be examined and validated by the Council of Ministers. Consequently, the Head of State recalled the need to ensure the optimal execution of the finance law for the year 2023, in particular ministerial programs and to anticipate all procurement procedures in accordance with the new Code entered into force. In addition, the President of the Republic indicated to the Government the urgency of finalizing the legislative and regulatory agenda for the year; to plan and prepare the usual inter-ministerial councils; and to plan the execution, to date, of the regional priority investments resulting from the Presidential Councils and Councils of Territorial Ministers. The Head of State recalled the marker of the Government's action with a strong social orientation by focusing on the fight against the high cost of living, the reduction in rents, the strengthening of national solidarity and the acceleration of the implementation of social and territorial equity programs (family security grants, universal health coverage, universal access to water and electricity, opening up, economic empowerment of women, PUDC, PUMA, PROMOVILLES, urban and rural PACASEN, etc.). To this end, the President of the Republic reminded the Government of the imperative to ensure the payment, from January 2023, of family security grants (revalued by 10,000 FCFA and increased to 35,000 FCFA per quarter) to the families concerned. In this spirit, the Head of State asked the Government, in this new year to maintain youth, employment, entrepreneurship and integration as essential social emergencies. Thus, the President of the Republic urged the Prime Minister to ensure optimal coordination of the implementation of the "XEYU NDAW NI" program, particularly in its training components, special recruitments, financing of the DER/FJ and functionality of the Youth and Women's Employment and Entrepreneurship Centers in the departments. Addressing the acceleration of the realization of priority presidential projects, the President of the Republic asked the Government to have a special attention on the follow-up of: the finalization of the works of the BRT; Phase II of the TER (Diamniadio-AIBD); the main hospital polyclinic; the effective launch of the works of the multifunction port of Ndayane; Le Dantec, Tivaouane and Saint Louis hospitals; completion of the Mbour Fatick-Kaolack highway; the launch of the Thiès-Tivaouane Saint-Louis motorway; airport works in approved localities. In this landmark year for the oil and gas sector, with the start of the exploitation of national hydrocarbon resources, the Head of State informed the Council of the forthcoming convening of a COS-PETROGAZ (Council of orientation on oil and gas) in order to assess the situation on oil and gas projects and their short, medium and long-term impacts on the economic and social life of Senegal. Returning to the strengthening of the State of proximity with the notable results of the economic tours and the councils of the territorialized ministers, the Head of State reiterated his thanks and congratulations to the populations of the region of Tambacounda for their warm welcome and their mobilization. exceptional. The President of the Republic also congratulated the Minister of Livestock and the actors of the sector for the success of the National Livestock Day organized in Tambacounda. The Head of State reiterated his congratulations and encouragement to the Territorial Administration for the good organization of his economic tour carried out with the Government, from December 26 to 30, 2022, which ended up confirming the imperative of managing proximity to the economic and social emergencies of the areas visited. At the same time, the President of the Republic asked the Prime Minister and the sector ministers to speed up - through regular visits and daily monitoring in the field - the execution of public projects in the regions, in conjunction with the representatives of the State, local authorities and national elected representatives. The Head of State recalled the need to consolidate a dynamic and efficient territorial State with the territorial actors by the exhaustive control of the projects deployed in the territories on the initiative of the State or non-State structures. To this end, the President of the Republic has asked the Government to prepare the launch as soon as possible of a vast national program for the construction and rehabilitation of buildings and public buildings housing the decentralized services in the administrative districts. Closing this subject, the Head of State informed the Council of the holding of Presidential Councils and Territorialized Councils of Ministers, in February 2023, respectively in the regions of Thiès and Sédhiou. Addressing the social climate and the monitoring of internal affairs, the President of the Republic insisted on the following points: the groundnut marketing campaign, the extension of irrigated areas and the protection of rice plots against grain-eating birds: by asking the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Equipment and Food Sovereignty to engage the means required to intensify the fight against grain-eating birds that threaten rice-growing areas in the Senegal River valley. The Head of State also invited the Minister of Agriculture to speed up the development (by SAED and SODAGRI) of new irrigated areas in the Senegal River delta and at the level of Anambé to a first overall assessment of the groundnut marketing campaign; the supervision of activities related to concrete reinforcement and scrap metal: by asking the Prime Minister and the Minister in charge of Trade to bring together national players and private companies operating scrap metal in order to ensure adequate supervision exports and strict regulation of the collection and marketing activities of this emerging economic sector in Senegal. The President of the Republic also asked to pay particular attention to the quality of concrete reinforcement with systematic control activities of industries on compliance with standards, in particular diameter, length and marking; the acceleration of the management of the files of people admitted to assert their rights to a retirement pension: by inviting the Government to take all appropriate measures for the timely instruction of the files of retired people with a view to the liquidation immediate pensions at the level of IPRES and the National Retirement Fund (FNR). The Head of State reminded the Prime Minister of the need to initiate a reflection on the pooling of pension systems for an evolution towards a National Pension Fund. On his diplomatic agenda and the monitoring of cooperation and partnerships, the President of the Republic recalled the need to ensure the proper conduct of the preparatory process for the Summit on Agriculture (Dakar II) that Senegal is co-organizing with the AfDB from January 25 to 27, 2023 and on the execution of the "Smart Senegal" project. In his communication, the Prime Minister returned to the monitoring of government activity by mentioning: the territorialized Presidential Council of Tambacounda; the execution of the 2023 Finance Law; the ministerial meeting on the energy sector; meeting with representatives of civil society. IN RESPECT OF COMMUNICATIONS FROM MINISTERS the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad made a communication on the international situation; the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Equipment and Food Sovereignty gave a presentation on the monitoring of the 2022/2023 groundnut marketing campaign; the Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation made a statement on the academic and social situation of universities and other public higher education establishments as of December 31, 2022; the Minister of Health and Social Action made a presentation on the resurgence of COVID 19 cases in the world and the review of national pandemic response strategies in Senegal. IN RESPECT OF LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY TEXTS The Board examined and adopted: the draft decree on the organization of the Ministry of Microfinance and the Social and Solidarity Economy. WITH RESPECT TO INDIVIDUAL MEASURES The President of the Republic has taken the following decisions: Mr. Makhtar LAKH, Principal Commissioner for Economic Investigations, previously Secretary General of the Ministry of Air Transport and Airport Infrastructure Development, is appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Commerce, Consumption and Small and Medium Enterprises, replacing Mr. Samba Ndao, called to other functions; Mrs. Fatou Binetou NDIAYE, Magistrate, is appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy to replace Mr. Issa Sissokho, called to other functions; Mr. Mor Khoudia GUEYE, Principal Inspector of Youth Education and Sports, is appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Youth, Entrepreneurship and Employment; Mr. Moctar Kéttani DOUCOURE, Principal Inspector of Customs of exceptional class, is appointed General Coordinator of the General Inspectorate of Finance to replace Mr. Amadou Niang, admitted to assert his rights to a retirement pension; Mrs. Fatoumata Niang BA, holder of a Master 2 in Human Resources Management, is appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Senegalese Agency for the Promotion of Exports at the Ministry of Trade, Consumption and Small and Medium Enterprises, Vacancy ; Mr. Tamsir NDIAYE, Geologist-Environmentalist Engineer, is appointed Director General of the National Agency for Renewable Energies (ANER), replacing Mr. Djiby Ndiaye, called to other functions; Mr. Mbaye NDIAYE, Chief Inspector of Customs of exceptional class, previously Director of Customs Operations, is appointed Coordinator of the General Directorate of Customs, replacing Mr. Moctar Kéttani DOUCOURE, called to other functions; Mr. Papa Thialaw FALL, Principal Customs Inspector of exceptional class, previously Director of Facilitation and Partnership with Business at the General Directorate of Customs, has been appointed Director of Internal Control, replacing Mr. Abdoul Khadre Dieylani NIANG, called to other functions; Mr. Babacar MBAYE, Principal Inspector of Customs of exceptional class, previously Regional Director of Customs of Dakar-Port, is appointed Director of Customs Operations, replacing Mr. Mbaye NDIAYE called to other functions; Mr. Mouhamadine Oumar BA, Senior Customs Inspector of exceptional class, previously a member of the National Financial Information Processing Unit (CENTIF), has been appointed Director of Facilitation and Partnership with Business, replacing Mr. Papa Thialaw FALL, called to other duties; Mr. Malick MBAYE, Senior Customs Inspector of exceptional class, previously Director of Intelligence and Customs Investigations, is appointed Director of Customs Investigations; Mr. Amidou NDIAYE, Principal Inspector of Customs, previously Regional Director of Customs in the North, has been appointed Director of Intelligence, Risk Analysis and Value at the General Directorate of Customs; Mr. Papa Djigdjam DIOP, Principal Inspector of Customs, previously in service at the Directorate of Facilitation and Partnership with Business, has been appointed Director of Human Resources at the Directorate General of Customs; Mr. Abdoul Khadre Djeylani NIANG, Principal Customs Inspector of exceptional class, previously Director of Internal Control at the General Directorate of Customs, is appointed Director of Logistics and Finance; Mr. Abdourahmane WADE, Senior Customs Inspector of exceptional class, previously Director of Customs IT Systems, is appointed Director of Customs Information Systems; Mr. Ibrahima FAYE, Principal Inspector of Customs, previously Regional Director of Customs in the West, has been appointed Regional Director of Customs for Dakar-Port, replacing Mr. Babacar MBAYE, called to other functions; Mr. Ahmadou THIOYE, Principal Customs Inspector, previously Head of the Dakar-North Port Customs Office, has been appointed Regional Director of Customs for the West, replacing Mr. Ibrahima FAYE, called to other duties; Mr. Abdourahmane BA, Senior Customs Inspector, previously Head of Inspection at the Dakar-Port Sud Customs Office, is appointed Regional Director of Hydrocarbons; Mr. Ousmane FAYE, Principal Customs Inspector, previously Head of the Dakar-Port Center Customs Office, has been appointed Regional Director of Maritime Units; Mr. Ousmane KANE, Principal Inspector of Customs, previously Head of the Dakar-South Port Customs Office, has been appointed Regional Director of Customs in the North, replacing Mr. Amidou NDIAYE, called to other duties; Mr. Bourama DIEME, Principal Inspector of Customs, previously Regional Director of Customs for the Centre, has been appointed Regional Director of Customs for the South-East, replacing Mr. Saliou DIOUF, called to other functions; Mr. Saliou DIOUF, Senior Customs Inspector, previously Regional Director of Customs in the South-East, has been appointed Regional Director of Customs in the Center, replacing Mr. Bourama DIEME, called to other duties; Mrs. Ndeye Arame FALL, Principal Inspector of the Treasury, previously Receiver General of the Treasury, is appointed Director of IT at the General Directorate of Public Accounting and the Treasury, replacing Mr. Saloum Diop, called to other functions; Mrs. Fatimata Baba WONE, Principal Inspector of the Treasury, previously authorized representative of the Treasurer General, is appointed Receiver General of the Treasury at the General Directorate of Public Accounting and the Treasury, replacing Mrs. Ndèye Arame FALL, called to other functions ; Mr. Mamadou Moustapha DIALLO, holder of a Master's degree in Public Finance, has been appointed Director of General Administration and Equipment at the Ministry of Youth, Entrepreneurship and Employment, vacant post; Mr. Baba NDOYE, holder of a Master's degree in Tourism Management, has been appointed Inspector of Administrative and Financial Affairs at the Ministry of Tourism and Leisure; Mrs. Aïssatou Jeanne NDIAYE, Computer Engineer, is appointed Director of Information and Communication Technologies at the Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, replacing Mr. Achim Malick NDIAYE, admitted to assert his rights to a retirement pension; Mr. Alhousseynou KOULIBABY, Engineer in Telecommunications and Networks, has been appointed Director of Telecommunications at the Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, replacing Mr. Modou Mamoune NGOM, called to other functions. Release date 2023-01-04 is appointed Director of Intelligence, Risk Analysis and Value at the General Directorate of Customs; Mr. Papa Djigdjam DIOP, Principal Inspector of Customs, previously in service at the Directorate of Facilitation and Partnership with Business, has been appointed Director of Human Resources at the Directorate General of Customs; Mr. Abdoul Khadre Djeylani NIANG, Principal Customs Inspector of exceptional class, previously Director of Internal Control at the General Directorate of Customs, is appointed Director of Logistics and Finance; Mr. Abdourahmane WADE, Senior Customs Inspector of exceptional class, previously Director of Customs IT Systems, is appointed Director of Customs Information Systems; Mr. Ibrahima FAYE, Principal Inspector of Customs, previously Regional Director of Customs in the West, has been appointed Regional Director of Customs for Dakar-Port, replacing Mr. Babacar MBAYE, called to other functions; Mr. Ahmadou THIOYE, Principal Customs Inspector, previously Head of the Dakar-North Port Customs Office, has been appointed Regional Director of Customs for the West, replacing Mr. Ibrahima FAYE, called to other duties; Mr. Abdourahmane BA, Senior Customs Inspector, previously Head of Inspection at the Dakar-Port Sud Customs Office, is appointed Regional Director of Hydrocarbons; Mr. Ousmane FAYE, Principal Customs Inspector, previously Head of the Dakar-Port Center Customs Office, has been appointed Regional Director of Maritime Units; Mr. Ousmane KANE, Principal Inspector of Customs, previously Head of the Dakar-South Port Customs Office, has been appointed Regional Director of Customs in the North, replacing Mr. Amidou NDIAYE, called to other duties; Mr. Bourama DIEME, Principal Inspector of Customs, previously Regional Director of Customs for the Centre, has been appointed Regional Director of Customs for the South-East, replacing Mr. Saliou DIOUF, called to other functions; Mr. Saliou DIOUF, Senior Customs Inspector, previously Regional Director of Customs in the South-East, has been appointed Regional Director of Customs in the Center, replacing Mr. Bourama DIEME, called to other duties; Mrs. Ndeye Arame FALL, Principal Inspector of the Treasury, previously Receiver General of the Treasury, is appointed Director of IT at the General Directorate of Public Accounting and the Treasury, replacing Mr. Saloum Diop, called to other functions; Mrs. Fatimata Baba WONE, Principal Inspector of the Treasury, previously authorized representative of the Treasurer General, is appointed Receiver General of the Treasury at the General Directorate of Public Accounting and the Treasury, replacing Mrs. Ndèye Arame FALL, called to other functions ; Mr. Mamadou Moustapha DIALLO, holder of a Master's degree in Public Finance, has been appointed Director of General Administration and Equipment at the Ministry of Youth, Entrepreneurship and Employment, vacant post; Mr. Baba NDOYE, holder of a Master's degree in Tourism Management, has been appointed Inspector of Administrative and Financial Affairs at the Ministry of Tourism and Leisure; Mrs. Aïssatou Jeanne NDIAYE, Computer Engineer, is appointed Director of Information and Communication Technologies at the Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, replacing Mr. Achim Malick NDIAYE, admitted to assert his rights to a retirement pension; Mr. Alhousseynou KOULIBABY, Engineer in Telecommunications and Networks, has been appointed Director of Telecommunications at the Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, replacing Mr. Modou Mamoune NGOM, called to other functions. Release date 2023-01-04 is appointed Director of Intelligence, Risk Analysis and Value at the General Directorate of Customs; Mr. Papa Djigdjam DIOP, Principal Inspector of Customs, previously in service at the Directorate of Facilitation and Partnership with Business, has been appointed Director of Human Resources at the Directorate General of Customs; Mr. Abdoul Khadre Djeylani NIANG, Principal Customs Inspector of exceptional class, previously Director of Internal Control at the General Directorate of Customs, is appointed Director of Logistics and Finance; Mr. Abdourahmane WADE, Senior Customs Inspector of exceptional class, previously Director of Customs IT Systems, is appointed Director of Customs Information Systems; Mr. Ibrahima FAYE, Principal Inspector of Customs, previously Regional Director of Customs in the West, has been appointed Regional Director of Customs for Dakar-Port, replacing Mr. Babacar MBAYE, called to other functions; Mr. Ahmadou THIOYE, Principal Customs Inspector, previously Head of the Dakar-North Port Customs Office, has been appointed Regional Director of Customs for the West, replacing Mr. Ibrahima FAYE, called to other duties; Mr. Abdourahmane BA, Senior Customs Inspector, previously Head of Inspection at the Dakar-Port Sud Customs Office, is appointed Regional Director of Hydrocarbons; Mr. Ousmane FAYE, Principal Customs Inspector, previously Head of the Dakar-Port Center Customs Office, has been appointed Regional Director of Maritime Units; Mr. Ousmane KANE, Principal Inspector of Customs, previously Head of the Dakar-South Port Customs Office, has been appointed Regional Director of Customs in the North, replacing Mr. Amidou NDIAYE, called to other duties; Mr. Bourama DIEME, Principal Inspector of Customs, previously Regional Director of Customs for the Centre, has been appointed Regional Director of Customs for the South-East, replacing Mr. Saliou DIOUF, called to other functions; Mr. Saliou DIOUF, Senior Customs Inspector, previously Regional Director of Customs in the South-East, has been appointed Regional Director of Customs in the Center, replacing Mr. Bourama DIEME, called to other duties; Mrs. Ndeye Arame FALL, Principal Inspector of the Treasury, previously Receiver General of the Treasury, is appointed Director of IT at the General Directorate of Public Accounting and the Treasury, replacing Mr. Saloum Diop, called to other functions; Mrs. Fatimata Baba WONE, Principal Inspector of the Treasury, previously authorized representative of the Treasurer General, is appointed Receiver General of the Treasury at the General Directorate of Public Accounting and the Treasury, replacing Mrs. Ndèye Arame FALL, called to other functions ; Mr. Mamadou Moustapha DIALLO, holder of a Master's degree in Public Finance, has been appointed Director of General Administration and Equipment at the Ministry of Youth, Entrepreneurship and Employment, vacant post; Mr. Baba NDOYE, holder of a Master's degree in Tourism Management, has been appointed Inspector of Administrative and Financial Affairs at the Ministry of Tourism and Leisure; Mrs. Aïssatou Jeanne NDIAYE, Computer Engineer, is appointed Director of Information and Communication Technologies at the Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, replacing Mr. Achim Malick NDIAYE, admitted to assert his rights to a retirement pension; Mr. Alhousseynou KOULIBABY, Engineer in Telecommunications and Networks, has been appointed Director of Telecommunications at the Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, replacing Mr. Modou Mamoune NGOM, called to other functions. Release date 2023-01-04
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