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jeudi 23 février 2023

Sonko’s speech to the [Doomu Daara]

Council of Ministers of February 22, 2023 The Council of Ministers was held on Wednesday February 22, 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 sent his warm congratulations to the Caliph General of the Layènes, Serigne Mouhamadou Makhtar LAYE and to the entire Layène community, on the occasion of the celebration on February 21 and 22. 2023 of the 143rd edition of the Appeal of Seydina Limamoulaye. On this Ash Wednesday, the President of the Republic also wished an excellent month of Lent to the Christian community, expressing his solidarity and his best wishes, in this period of penance and religious fervor. Addressing the current Chairmanship of the African Union which began on February 5, 2022, the Head of State recalled the main themes covered during the period, in particular: peace and security; the reform of the Security Council with the granting of a permanent seat to Africa; the reform of global economic and financial governance with advocacy for the admission of Africa as a full member of the G20, with, to date, the support of 10 of the 20 members of the Group, a fair and equitable energy transition which must enable Africa to use its available resources to make its economy competitive and allow universal access to electricity; the climate in a perspective of low-carbon use; the defense of our values ​​of culture and civilization; medical and food sovereignty; the fight against violence against women and girls; advocacy for the financing of infrastructure, an essential condition for African integration. The President of the Republic welcomed the decisions taken at the end of the Summit, which relate to the follow-up of the process of accession of Africa to the G20 entrusted to Senegal and the endorsement of the Conclusions of the 2nd International Conference of Dakar on Agriculture and Food Security (Dakar II), with US$36 billion in pledges and the 2nd NEPAD Conference on Infrastructure Financing with intentions of around US$64 billion . After passing the baton with the new current Chairman of the African Union Azali Assoumani of the Union of the Comoros, the Head of State extended his congratulations to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and to all her teams, at the Diplomatic Office of the President of the Republic, with the skills and goodwill mobilized, for the quality of the work accomplished during Senegal's mandate, the positive results of which were well appreciated by all. Regarding the acceleration of the modernization of cities in Senegal and the strategic control of urban development, the President of the Republic recalled the dynamics of territorialization of public policies that he initiated through the integral communalization, the execution support for social and territorial equity projects, the construction of urban centers (Diamniadio, Lac Rose, Daga Kholpa, etc.), the acceleration of the development of urban master plans with a view to optimal occupation of space, but also the construction of several public infrastructures (roads, motorways, railways, airports, maritime, tourist, schools and universities, etc.). This bold policy strengthens the internal opening up of the national territory, improves the living environment of the populations and enhances the localities. To this end, the Head of State asked the Prime Minister to make an exhaustive inventory of the achievements of the State in each municipality, but also to finalize a consolidated annual action plan of the interventions of the development programs. territorial (PUDC, PUMA, urban and rural PACASEN, PROMOVILLES). The President of the Republic also asked the Minister responsible for Territorial Equity to speed up the execution of PROMOVILLES projects (roads, landscaping and living environment, etc.), particularly in certain departmental capitals (Goudomp, Bounkiling, Sédhiou, Malem Hoddar, ……) and other municipalities to be strengthened in infrastructure. The Head of State also recalled the need to ensure adequate treatment of urban solid waste with the intensification of the deployment of the National Waste Management Company (SONAGED) and the urgency of setting up controlled and standardized public landfills throughout the national territory. In addition, the President of the Republic urged the Prime Minister to carry out a strategic reflection on prospective land governance, taking into account the orientations and prescriptions of the National Land Use and Development Plan (PNADT). Finally, the Head of State invited the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance and Budget and the sectoral ministers involved, to carry out urgent due diligence to ensure the preventive land tenure security of the sites and rights-of-way of the infrastructure projects of the State plans, in perspective, above all, of the development of Senegal's gas network. On the social climate, the management and monitoring of internal affairs, the President of the Republic insisted on the following subjects: the monitoring of water supply systems in rural areas, asking the Prime Minister and the Minister of Water and Sanitation to put in place a preventive system for improving the supply of drinking water to populations in rural areas and to ensure the systematic monitoring of the operation and management of boreholes, in particular the renewal of networks, the prevention and fault management. The Head of State also asked the Minister of Water and Sanitation to take all appropriate measures to, on the one hand, accelerate social connection programs in priority areas and, on the other hand, proceed to the final settlement of the recurring file of “volunteer” workers in the hydraulics sector. The conditions for payment of retirement pensions and preparation for Labor Day, asking the Minister of Labour, Social Dialogue and Professional Organizations to take all the measures required to improve the conditions for payment of retirement pensions retreats in the services of the IPRES. The President of the Republic has also asked the Prime Minister to hold, as soon as possible, a meeting to assess the state of management, by the Government, of the registers of grievances of the trade union centers submitted during the last celebration of labor day. In his communication, the Prime Minister firstly congratulated, on behalf of the Council, the Head of State for his brilliant chairmanship of the African Union, a period during which the important issues for the future of the Africa and the strengthening of its place in global geopolitics have made exceptional progress, before returning to the monitoring of the coordination of government activity by mentioning the following subjects: its participation in the Assises de l'Entreprise organized by the CNP ; the holding of the preparatory meeting of the territorialized Presidential Council of Sédhiou; the holding of the inter-ministerial meeting on the evaluation of the agricultural marketing campaign; the holding of the meeting on phase 2 of the TER. AS PART OF THE COMMUNICATIONS OF THE MINISTERS the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad made a communication on the 36th Summit of the African Union; the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Equipment and Food Sovereignty made a presentation on the monitoring of the 2022/2023 groundnut marketing campaign and exports of horticultural products. IN RESPECT OF LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY TEXTS The Board examined and adopted: the draft decree setting the rules for the organization and operation of the bodies of the Executive Council for Sustainable Urban Transport (CETUD); the draft decree on the organization of the Ministry of the Public Service and the Transformation of the Public Service; the draft decree creating the special status of the legal affairs civil servants. WITH RESPECT TO INDIVIDUAL MEASURES The President of the Republic has taken the following decisions: Mr. Birame Mbagnick DIAGNE, Principal Foreign Affairs Adviser, previously Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Senegal to the Republic of Mali, is appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Senegal to His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh EL GHAZOUANI, President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, with residence in Nouakchott, in replacement of Mr. Moustapha NDOUR, called to other functions; Mr. Jean Antoine DIOUF, Senior Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador, Director of Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, is appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Senegal to His Majesty NARUHITO, Emperor of Japan, with residence in Tokyo, replacing Mr. Gorgui CISS, called to other functions; Mr. Malick NDAO, Counselor for Foreign Affairs, previously Minister-Counsellor at the Embassy of Senegal in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Senegal to His Excellency Mr. João Manuel Goncalves LORENÇO, President of the Republic of Angola, with residence in Luanda; Mr. Abdou Karim SALL, Telecommunications Engineer, is appointed Director General of the Telecommunications and Posts Regulatory Authority, replacing Mr. Abdoul Ly, called to other functions; Mr. Kalidou Ba, Doctor of Medicine, is appointed Director General of the National Solidarity Fund at the Ministry of Community Development, National Solidarity and Social and Territorial Equity, replacing Mr. Mamadou NDAO, called to other functions; Mr. Jean KONE, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Domains, previously Technical Advisor to the Minister of Finance and Budget, has been appointed Director of Intelligence and Tax Strategies at the General Directorate of Taxes and Domains, replacing Mr. Mouhamed Hady Dieye; Mr. Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba NDAW, Commissioner for Economic Investigations, previously Head of the Thiès Regional Trade Service, has been appointed Director of Internal Trade at the Ministry of Trade, Consumer Affairs and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, replacing Mr. Oumar Diallo, called to other duties; Mr. El Hadji Aliou DIANE, Secondary education teacher, has been appointed Director of the Promotion of Social Housing at the Ministry of Town Planning, Housing and Public Hygiene, replacing Mr. Mamadou Mounirou LY, called to 'other functions ; Mr. Adama FAYE, Fisheries and Aquaculture Engineer, has been appointed Director of Inland Fisheries at the Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, vacant post; Mr. Abdoulaye DIOUF, Teacher-researcher in the processing of fish products, has been appointed Director of Fisheries Processing Industries at the Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, replacing Mr. Babacar Banda DIOP, called to other functions; Mr. Cheikh Mbacké THIAM, Administrative and Financial Officer, has been appointed Director of General Administration and Equipment at the Ministry of Infrastructure, Land Transport and Opening up, vacant post. Mr. Mbaye DIONE, Civil Administrator, is appointed Secretary General of the University Amadou Mahtar Mbow (UAM), replacing Mr. Abibou NGOM, called to other functions; Mr. Seydina Ababakar MBENGUE, Civil Administrator, previously Head of the Administrative Services of the Training and Research Unit of Agronomic Sciences, Aquaculture and Food Technologies of the Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis, is appointed Secretary General of Alioune DIOP University (UAD), replacing Mr. Papa Makhtar NDIAYE, admitted to assert his rights to a retirement pension; Mr Mor FALL, Civil Administrator, previously Secretary General of the Assane Seck University of Ziguinchor (UASZ), is appointed Secretary General of the Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis, vacant post; Mr. Cheikh NDIAYE, Civil Administrator, is appointed Secretary General of the Assane Seck University of Ziguinchor (UASZ), replacing Mr. Mor FALL, called to other functions; Mr. Hammadou BALDE, Principal Inspector of Labor and Social Security, has been appointed Secretary General of the Cheikh Hamidou KANE Digital University, vacant post. Release date 2023-02

Al-Ala: 87

vendredi 10 février 2023

Council of Ministers of February 09, 2023 The Council of Ministers was held on Thursday February 09, 2023 in the governance of Thiès, under the chairmanship of the Head of State, His Excellency, Mr. Macky SALL. At the start of his communication, the President of the Republic thanked all the populations of the Thiès region, the elected officials and the administrative authorities for their exceptional mobilization and their warm welcome during his economic tour. Addressing the sustainable development of the Thiès region and its strategic repositioning in the dynamics of Senegal's emergence, the Head of State underlined the importance of this territory, due to its geographical position and its strategic role with regard to its economic, industrial, mining, oil, agricultural, market gardening, pastoral, ecological and tourist potential. The President of the Republic returned to the conclusions of the territorialized Presidential Development Council, during which an exhaustive evaluation of State investments in the Thiès region over the period 2013-2022 was presented. The Head of State validated the Regional Program (three-year 2023-2025) of public investments which he validated and resulting from inclusive exchanges between the Government and the living forces of the region and the identification of sectoral needs. This program of 1500 billion FCFA is articulated around the following 20 priorities: Consolidation of the military vocation of the region and strengthening of its security network; Acceleration of the development of fishing and the maritime economy (with the construction of the Port of Ndayane, the modernization of the fishing quays of Cayar, Mbour, Joal, Djifer, etc.); the strengthening of the region as a school and university center of international reference with the Iba Der THIAM University of Thiès, the Ecole Polytechnique (EPT), the National School of Agriculture (ENSA), the ISEPs, the Campus Franco-Senegalese in Mbour and the first scientific preparatory classes in particular; the supervision of the Emergence of the Oil and Gas Economy (with the Cayar offshore and Yaakar Teranga fields) and support the development of renewable energies (installation of solar power plants (Malicounda, Méouane, Mérina Dakhar) and wind turbines (Taïba Ndiaye) in the region; Acceleration of the revival of the railways (with the effective launch of the rehabilitation of the Dakar-Thies-Tambacounda line) and ensuring the anchoring of the railway hub in Thiès and launching studies for the extension of the TER to Thiès and Mbour; the construction, within the deadlines indicated, of the Seydi Hadji Malick SY Hospital; the Programming, by 2024, of the construction of a level 3 hospital in Mbour and a level 3 hospital in Thiès; the construction, on time, of the Thiès - Tivaouane - Saint - Louis motorway and ensuring the reception (on time) of the section of the Mbour - Fatick - Kaolack motorway which concerns the region of Thiès in addition to the priority axes (Ndiaganiao-Tassette Nguékho kh and Sandiara-Ndiaganiao) and Diogo-Mboro via Fass Boye, planned under the Special Program for Opening Up (PSD) and the Project to Improve Connectivity in the Agricultural Production Zones of the North and Center (PCZA ); the construction of a Youth and Citizenship Center in each department (Mbour, Thiès and Tivaouane); the Construction of a Vocational Training Center in each department (Mbour, Thiès and Tivaouane), and finalize, before the end of 2023, the work of the Sandiara Agricultural High School to strengthen the employability of young people and the " XEYU NDAW NI” regional, in particular its training and financing components with the 3FPT and the DER/FJ; the erection of the Thiès Region as a major pole of the Air Hub strategy with the rise of the International Academy of Civil Aviation Trades (AIMAC), the construction of the aeronautical maintenance center (MRO) and the initiation of studies for the second phase of AIBD reinforced by the completion of Phase II of the TER devoting the availability of the railway station (airport) at the end of 2023; Intensification of the revival of Tourism and the attractiveness of the Destination with the upgrading of the Saly resort, the acceleration of developments in the new areas of Pointe Sarène and Joal Finio under the management of the modernized SAPCO who must sign a performance contract with the State; the repositioning of the Thiès region as a mining and industrial hub of national interest with the strengthening of Chemical Industries of Senegal (ICS), the development of cement plant activities (DANGOTE CEMENTS, Ciments du Sahel and Cimenteries de l'Afrique Senegal ( CIMAF SENEGAL SA); Acceleration, with the support of the State, of the planning and development of the economic zone of Diass, the special economic zone of Sandiara, the special economic zone of Ndayane and the Agropole West piloted by the Malicounda-Nguéniène-Sandiara agreement to further promote job creation; support for the development of handicrafts as well as the construction and modernization of cultural and religious infrastructures in the region (support for the Great Mosque of Tivaouane and the extension of the Marian sanctuary of Popenguine); the acceleration of the realization of the urban master plans of the communes, as well as the development of the Urban Pole ain de Daga Kholpa and the new town around the so-called "Mbour 4" area with a view to intensifying the execution of the 100,000 housing project in the region and improving the living environment of the populations through the construction of management infrastructure garbage ; the development of a new optimal master plan for the sustainable securing of the supply of drinking water to localities in the region, the Diender area in particular; the strengthening of the agricultural and horticultural vocation of the region and the preservation of the agro-ecological zone of the Niayes (Mboro and polarized zones, etc.); Intensification of the fight against coastal erosion and the safeguarding of natural reserves and ecosystems in the region (Somone lagoon, Popenguine reserve, classified forests, etc.); Acceleration of the reconstruction and extension of the National Institute for Young Blind People (INEFJA) which will be established as a Center for Social Inclusion of National Interest. The Head of State asked the Prime Minister to make a monthly update in the Council of Ministers on the state of sectoral implementation of this validated development program for the region of Thiès. Returning to the victory of the football lions, winners of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) which took place in Algeria, the President of the Republic on behalf of the Nation, sent his warm congratulations and encouragement to the Lions of Football, The Head of State also associated with his congratulations the Lionesses, recently victorious of the UFOA/A Cup, following the other coronations of Senegal at the CAN in Cameroon and also of Beach soccer (in Mozambique), which position the Senegal at the continental summit of the discipline. The President of the Republic congratulated the Minister of Sports, the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), and all the administrative and technical actors of Senegalese Football, for this historic and exceptional performance, which contributes to the renewal and development of Sport national. In this regard, the Head of State asked the Minister of Sports, in conjunction with the FSF and all stakeholders, to further support the development of clubs, small categories and the creation of academies in the said clubs, in view of the emergence, with the help of public companies and the private sector, of a National Championship of international reference, supported by a national support program for local football. Returning to Senegal's performance in terms of good governance, the President of the Republic magnified the satisfactory and encouraging results obtained by Senegal following the publication of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation's 2022 report on governance in Africa over the period. 2012- 2021. To this end, the Head of State asked the Government to popularize with education the results obtained by Senegal and to examine, with diligence, the points of attention of our rating indicated in the 2022 report. consolidating Senegal's food sovereignty, the President of the Republic hailed the success of the Dakar 2 Summit held from January 25 to 27, 2023 in partnership with the African Development Bank around the theme "Feeding Africa: food sovereignty and resilience ". The Head of State asked the Prime Minister and the ministers concerned to take all appropriate measures for the timely implementation of the program of commitments made by Senegal during this meeting. The Head of State stressed, in this dynamic, the need to intensify the modernization and transformation of our agriculture with the acceleration of its sustained mechanization and the rapid installation of post-harvest conservation equipment. In this regard, the President of the Republic welcomed the receipt, on February 4, 2023, of new high-performance agricultural materials and equipment, financed to the tune of 85 billion FCFA by the State of Senegal, an unprecedented effort. making it possible to accentuate the development of fields and agricultural productivity and the professionalization of farmers with 2,985 motorized units distributed as follows: 700 fully equipped tractors; 80 complete chains of tillers; 50 wheeled and tracked combines; 813 state-of-the-art pumping and irrigation equipment; 100 agricultural input storage warehouses; 20 cold rooms for the conservation of horticultural products (potatoes and onions); The Head of State asked the Prime Minister and the Minister of Agriculture to pay particular attention to their rapid availability to producers, according to financing methods and well-defined operating and maintenance specifications. defined with the beneficiaries. In addition, the President of the Republic stressed the need to strengthen the public-private partnership between the Government and the Association for the Intensification of Milk Production (ANIPL) in order to support the national policy of self-sufficiency in milk and meat. , the joint importation of pregnant heifers for which it was decided to increase the number of subjects from 1,200 to 2,500 per year, with a State subsidy of 50%. Finally, the Head of State asked the Minister of Livestock and Animal Production to intensify the implementation of artificial insemination programs and the development of fodder crops in dedicated areas. On the social climate, the management and monitoring of internal affairs, the President of the Republic insisted on the following subjects: THE EVALUATION OF THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN: by asking the Prime Minister to bring together all the actors and operators concerned, with a view to an overall assessment of the progress of the campaign on the national territory. The Head of State underlined the need for special attention to be given to the situation of SONACOS and to the processing process and export channels for groundnut seeds. THE INAUGURATION OF THE CHEIKH AHMADOUL KHADIM COMPLEX OF TOUBA: by extending its warm congratulations to the Caliph General of the Mourides, Serigne Mountakha MBACKE, for his significant contribution to the development of our system of education, training and higher education by setting up this unprecedented establishment which has benefited, from its conception, from the support of the State. The President of the Republic has asked the Government to continue the efforts made to support, in particular, the educational component, the construction of the interior road system, the sanitation system and the energy autonomy of the Complex. The President of the Republic took the opportunity of the Council to present Senegal's condolences to the brotherly peoples of Türkiye and Syria, following the earthquake in these countries. In terms of cooperation and partnerships, the Head of State informed the Council of his forthcoming participation in the Summit of Governments in Dubai from February 13 to 15, 2023 and that of the African Union on February 18 and 19, 2023 in Addis. Abeba. In his communication, the Prime Minister returned to the monitoring of the coordination of government activity by mentioning: the meeting on the situation of the national company La Poste; the opening ceremony of FESNAC; the inter-ministerial meeting on the evaluation of the Xeyu Ndaw Ni programme; the Closing Ceremony of the Dakar Forum on Food Sovereignty; the inter-ministerial meeting on government communication; the audience with the AfDB; the certificate ceremony for the 2,000 new dockers of the Port of Dakar; the closing ceremony of the 2nd Dakar Summit on Infrastructure Financing in Africa; AS PART OF THE COMMUNICATIONS OF THE 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 National Food Sovereignty Strategy (SAS); the Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation gave a presentation on the National Private Sector Development Strategy (SNDSP); the Minister of Health and Social Action gave a presentation on the strengthening of strategies to combat maternal and neonatal mortality with the regional “SONU” network in Thiès (emergency obstetric and neonatal care); the Minister of Territorial Communities, Planning and Territorial Development gave a presentation on the Funds transferred by the State to Territorial Communities; the Minister of Youth, Employment and Entrepreneurship made a presentation on Community Agricultural Estates; IN RESPECT OF LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY TEXTS The Board examined and adopted: the bill relating to drugs, other health products and pharmacy; the draft decree on the creation, organization and operation of the National School of Firefighters; the draft decree lowering rents for leases for residential use UNDER INDIVIDUAL MEASURES The President of the Republic has taken the following decisions: Mr. Abibou NDIAYE, medical specialist in Public Health, previously Technical Advisor to the Ministry of Health and Social Action, is appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Health to replace Mr. Alassane Mbengue called to other functions; Mr. Aboubacar SARR, Doctor of Islamic Sciences, previously Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal to the Arab Republic of Egypt, has been appointed General Delegate for the Pilgrimage to the Holy Places of Islam, replacing Mr. Abdou Aziz Kébé; Mr. Moustapha NDOUR, Senior Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Senegal to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Senegal to His Excellency Mr. Assimi GOÏTA, President of the Transition of the Republic of Mali, with residence in Bamako, replacing Mr. Birame Mbagnick DIAGNE, called to other functions; Mr. Ngor NDIAYE, Senior Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Senegal to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Senegal to His Excellency Mr. Sergio MATTARELLA, President of the Republic Italian, replacing Doctor Papa Abdoulaye SECK; Mrs. Aminata Fall CISSE, Magistrate, previously Chief of Staff to the Minister of the Armed Forces, is appointed Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal to His Excellency Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula DA SILVA, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, with residence at Brasilia, replacing Mrs. Ndeye Tické Ndiaye DIOP, called to other functions; Mr. Moussa NDOYE, Principal Foreign Affairs Counselor, previously Minister-Counsellor at the Senegalese Embassy in Madrid, is appointed Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal to His Excellency Mr. Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of the Republic of Guinea- Bissau, replacing Mr. Ngor NDIAYE, called to other functions; Mr. Malick DIOUF, Senior Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Technical Advisor to the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, is appointed Ambassador, Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad; Mr. Abdoulaye DIAGNE, principal inspector of taxes and domains, previously Director of large companies at the General Directorate of Taxes and Domains, is appointed Director General of Taxes and Domains, replacing Mr. Bassirou Samba NIASSE, called to other functions; Mr. El Hadj Mamadou DIAO, principal inspector of taxes and domains, previously Director of Domains at the General Directorate of Taxes and Domains, is appointed Director General of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, replacing Mr. Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane BA, called to other functions; Doctor Alpha KOUNTA, Teacher-Researcher, previously Technical Advisor to the Cabinet of the Minister for Women, Family and Child Protection, has been appointed Director General of the National Office of the Pupils of the Nation (ONPN) in replacement of Dr Mamadou Saliou DIALLO, called to other functions; Mr. Alassane MBENGUE, Principal Civil Administrator, previously Secretary General of the Ministry of Health and Social Action, has been appointed Secretary General of the Pharmaceutical Regulation Agency, post vacant; Mr. Christian Alain Joseph ASSOGBA, Foreign Affairs Advisor, is appointed Ambassador, Director of Protocol, Conferences and Translation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, replacing Mrs. Fatou Gaye, called to other functions; Mr. Babacar Sané BA, Banker, is appointed Ambassador, Director of Partnerships and Economic and Cultural Promotion at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, vacant post; Mr. Boubacar SOW, Foreign Affairs Advisor, is appointed Ambassador, Head of Internal Inspection at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, vacant post; Mrs. Marème Soda Ndoye LO, Foreign Affairs Advisor, is appointed Director of Assistance and Promotion of Senegalese Abroad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, replacing Mr. Ibrahima CISSE, called to other functions; Mr. Ousmane DIOP, Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador, Director Europe-America-Oceania at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, has been appointed Ambassador, Director Asia-Pacific-Middle East at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad. the Exterior, replacing Mr. Moustapha Sokhna DIOP, called to other functions; Mr. Pierre FAYE, Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador, Deputy Secretary General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, is appointed Ambassador, Director of International Organizations and Globalization at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad. 'Exterior, replacing Mr. Youssouph DIALLO, called to other functions; Mr. Paul Benoit Barka SARR, Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador of Senegal to the Republic of Niger, is appointed Ambassador, Director Europe-America-Oceania at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, replacing Mr. Ousmane DIOP, called to other duties; Mr. Papa Magueye DIOP, Foreign Affairs Advisor, is appointed Ambassador, Director of the National Center for Anti-mine Action of Senegal, replacing Colonel (er) Barham THIAM; Mr. Moustapha SOKHNA, Assimilated Professor, is appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology of Education and Training of the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, for a period of three (03) years renewable, as of July 1, 2021, replacing Mr. Mamadi BIAYE; Mr. Edouard DIOUF, Associate Professor, specialist in Applied Mathematics (analytical mechanics), has been appointed Director of the UFR of Sciences and Technologies of the Assane Seck University of Ziguinchor for a period of three (3) years; Dr Rokhaya DIAKHATE, dental surgeon, is appointed Director of Family and Protection of Vulnerable Groups at the Ministry of Women, Family and Child Protection, replacing Mrs. Fatou Faye Ndiaye DÈME, called to other functions; Mr. Amadou Abdoulaye BADIANE, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Director of Legislation and International Cooperation at the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, has been appointed Director of Internal Control, replacing Mr. Ibrahima BARRY, called to 'other functions ; Mr. Mouhamadou SY, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Director of Tax Services at the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, has been appointed Director of Legislation and International Cooperation, replacing Mr. Amadou Abdoulaye BADIANE, called to 'other functions ; Mr. Cheikh Mouhamed Hady DIEYE, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Director of Intelligence and Tax Control Strategies at the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, has been appointed Director of Large Companies, replacing Mr. Abdoulaye DIAGNE, called to other functions; Mr. Abdou Ben Jenkins SAMBOU, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Deputy to the Director of Lands, is appointed Director of Administration and Personnel of the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, vacant post; Mr. Ibrahima BARRY, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Director of Internal Control at the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, has been appointed Director of Tax Services, replacing Mr. Mouhamadou SY, called to other functions; Mr. Mamadou GUEYE, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Head of the Center for Medium-Sized Enterprises Number One of the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, is appointed Director of Lands, replacing Mr. El Hadj Mamadou DIAO, called to other functions ; Mr. Ibrahima AW, Principal Land Surveyor, previously Head of the Land Survey Office of Rufisque, has been appointed Director of Land Survey, replacing Mrs. Demba DIENG, called to other duties. Release date 2023-02-10 Acceleration of the reconstruction and extension of the National Institute for Young Blind People (INEFJA) which will be established as a Center for Social Inclusion of National Interest. The Head of State asked the Prime Minister to make a monthly update in the Council of Ministers on the state of sectoral implementation of this validated development program for the region of Thiès. Returning to the victory of the football lions, winners of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) which took place in Algeria, the President of the Republic on behalf of the Nation, sent his warm congratulations and encouragement to the Lions of Football, The Head of State also associated with his congratulations the Lionesses, recently victorious of the UFOA/A Cup, following the other coronations of Senegal at the CAN in Cameroon and also of Beach soccer (in Mozambique), which position the Senegal at the continental summit of the discipline. The President of the Republic congratulated the Minister of Sports, the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), and all the administrative and technical actors of Senegalese Football, for this historic and exceptional performance, which contributes to the renewal and development of Sport national. In this regard, the Head of State asked the Minister of Sports, in conjunction with the FSF and all stakeholders, to further support the development of clubs, small categories and the creation of academies in the said clubs, in view of the emergence, with the help of public companies and the private sector, of a National Championship of international reference, supported by a national support program for local football. Returning to Senegal's performance in terms of good governance, the President of the Republic magnified the satisfactory and encouraging results obtained by Senegal following the publication of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation's 2022 report on governance in Africa over the period. 2012- 2021. To this end, the Head of State asked the Government to popularize with education the results obtained by Senegal and to examine, with diligence, the points of attention of our rating indicated in the 2022 report. consolidating Senegal's food sovereignty, the President of the Republic hailed the success of the Dakar 2 Summit held from January 25 to 27, 2023 in partnership with the African Development Bank around the theme "Feeding Africa: food sovereignty and resilience ". The Head of State asked the Prime Minister and the ministers concerned to take all appropriate measures for the timely implementation of the program of commitments made by Senegal during this meeting. The Head of State stressed, in this dynamic, the need to intensify the modernization and transformation of our agriculture with the acceleration of its sustained mechanization and the rapid installation of post-harvest conservation equipment. In this regard, the President of the Republic welcomed the receipt, on February 4, 2023, of new high-performance agricultural materials and equipment, financed to the tune of 85 billion FCFA by the State of Senegal, an unprecedented effort. making it possible to accentuate the development of fields and agricultural productivity and the professionalization of farmers with 2,985 motorized units distributed as follows: 700 fully equipped tractors; 80 complete chains of tillers; 50 wheeled and tracked combines; 813 state-of-the-art pumping and irrigation equipment; 100 agricultural input storage warehouses; 20 cold rooms for the conservation of horticultural products (potatoes and onions); The Head of State asked the Prime Minister and the Minister of Agriculture to pay particular attention to their rapid availability to producers, according to financing methods and well-defined operating and maintenance specifications. defined with the beneficiaries. In addition, the President of the Republic stressed the need to strengthen the public-private partnership between the Government and the Association for the Intensification of Milk Production (ANIPL) in order to support the national policy of self-sufficiency in milk and meat. , the joint importation of pregnant heifers for which it was decided to increase the number of subjects from 1,200 to 2,500 per year, with a State subsidy of 50%. Finally, the Head of State asked the Minister of Livestock and Animal Production to intensify the implementation of artificial insemination programs and the development of fodder crops in dedicated areas. On the social climate, the management and monitoring of internal affairs, the President of the Republic insisted on the following subjects: THE EVALUATION OF THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN: by asking the Prime Minister to bring together all the actors and operators concerned, with a view to an overall assessment of the progress of the campaign on the national territory. The Head of State underlined the need for special attention to be given to the situation of SONACOS and to the processing process and export channels for groundnut seeds. THE INAUGURATION OF THE CHEIKH AHMADOUL KHADIM COMPLEX OF TOUBA: by extending its warm congratulations to the Caliph General of the Mourides, Serigne Mountakha MBACKE, for his significant contribution to the development of our system of education, training and higher education by setting up this unprecedented establishment which has benefited, from its conception, from the support of the State. The President of the Republic has asked the Government to continue the efforts made to support, in particular, the educational component, the construction of the interior road system, the sanitation system and the energy autonomy of the Complex. The President of the Republic took the opportunity of the Council to present Senegal's condolences to the brotherly peoples of Türkiye and Syria, following the earthquake in these countries. In terms of cooperation and partnerships, the Head of State informed the Council of his forthcoming participation in the Summit of Governments in Dubai from February 13 to 15, 2023 and that of the African Union on February 18 and 19, 2023 in Addis. Abeba. In his communication, the Prime Minister returned to the monitoring of the coordination of government activity by mentioning: the meeting on the situation of the national company La Poste; the opening ceremony of FESNAC; the inter-ministerial meeting on the evaluation of the Xeyu Ndaw Ni programme; the Closing Ceremony of the Dakar Forum on Food Sovereignty; the inter-ministerial meeting on government communication; the audience with the AfDB; the certificate ceremony for the 2,000 new dockers of the Port of Dakar; the closing ceremony of the 2nd Dakar Summit on Infrastructure Financing in Africa; AS PART OF THE COMMUNICATIONS OF THE 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 National Food Sovereignty Strategy (SAS); the Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation gave a presentation on the National Private Sector Development Strategy (SNDSP); the Minister of Health and Social Action gave a presentation on the strengthening of strategies to combat maternal and neonatal mortality with the regional “SONU” network in Thiès (emergency obstetric and neonatal care); the Minister of Territorial Communities, Planning and Territorial Development gave a presentation on the Funds transferred by the State to Territorial Communities; the Minister of Youth, Employment and Entrepreneurship made a presentation on Community Agricultural Estates; IN RESPECT OF LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY TEXTS The Board examined and adopted: the bill relating to drugs, other health products and pharmacy; the draft decree on the creation, organization and operation of the National School of Firefighters; the draft decree lowering rents for leases for residential use UNDER INDIVIDUAL MEASURES The President of the Republic has taken the following decisions: Mr. Abibou NDIAYE, medical specialist in Public Health, previously Technical Advisor to the Ministry of Health and Social Action, is appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Health to replace Mr. Alassane Mbengue called to other functions; Mr. Aboubacar SARR, Doctor of Islamic Sciences, previously Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal to the Arab Republic of Egypt, has been appointed General Delegate for the Pilgrimage to the Holy Places of Islam, replacing Mr. Abdou Aziz Kébé; Mr. Moustapha NDOUR, Senior Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Senegal to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Senegal to His Excellency Mr. Assimi GOÏTA, President of the Transition of the Republic of Mali, with residence in Bamako, replacing Mr. Birame Mbagnick DIAGNE, called to other functions; Mr. Ngor NDIAYE, Senior Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Senegal to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Senegal to His Excellency Mr. Sergio MATTARELLA, President of the Republic Italian, replacing Doctor Papa Abdoulaye SECK; Mrs. Aminata Fall CISSE, Magistrate, previously Chief of Staff to the Minister of the Armed Forces, is appointed Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal to His Excellency Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula DA SILVA, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, with residence at Brasilia, replacing Mrs. Ndeye Tické Ndiaye DIOP, called to other functions; Mr. Moussa NDOYE, Principal Foreign Affairs Counselor, previously Minister-Counsellor at the Senegalese Embassy in Madrid, is appointed Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal to His Excellency Mr. Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of the Republic of Guinea- Bissau, replacing Mr. Ngor NDIAYE, called to other functions; Mr. Malick DIOUF, Senior Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Technical Advisor to the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, is appointed Ambassador, Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad; Mr. Abdoulaye DIAGNE, principal inspector of taxes and domains, previously Director of large companies at the General Directorate of Taxes and Domains, is appointed Director General of Taxes and Domains, replacing Mr. Bassirou Samba NIASSE, called to other functions; Mr. El Hadj Mamadou DIAO, principal inspector of taxes and domains, previously Director of Domains at the General Directorate of Taxes and Domains, is appointed Director General of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, replacing Mr. Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane BA, called to other functions; Doctor Alpha KOUNTA, Teacher-Researcher, previously Technical Advisor to the Cabinet of the Minister for Women, Family and Child Protection, has been appointed Director General of the National Office of the Pupils of the Nation (ONPN) in replacement of Dr Mamadou Saliou DIALLO, called to other functions; Mr. Alassane MBENGUE, Principal Civil Administrator, previously Secretary General of the Ministry of Health and Social Action, has been appointed Secretary General of the Pharmaceutical Regulation Agency, post vacant; Mr. Christian Alain Joseph ASSOGBA, Foreign Affairs Advisor, is appointed Ambassador, Director of Protocol, Conferences and Translation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, replacing Mrs. Fatou Gaye, called to other functions; Mr. Babacar Sané BA, Banker, is appointed Ambassador, Director of Partnerships and Economic and Cultural Promotion at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, vacant post; Mr. Boubacar SOW, Foreign Affairs Advisor, is appointed Ambassador, Head of Internal Inspection at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, vacant post; Mrs. Marème Soda Ndoye LO, Foreign Affairs Advisor, is appointed Director of Assistance and Promotion of Senegalese Abroad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, replacing Mr. Ibrahima CISSE, called to other functions; Mr. Ousmane DIOP, Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador, Director Europe-America-Oceania at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, has been appointed Ambassador, Director Asia-Pacific-Middle East at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad. the Exterior, replacing Mr. Moustapha Sokhna DIOP, called to other functions; Mr. Pierre FAYE, Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador, Deputy Secretary General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, is appointed Ambassador, Director of International Organizations and Globalization at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad. 'Exterior, replacing Mr. Youssouph DIALLO, called to other functions; Mr. Paul Benoit Barka SARR, Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador of Senegal to the Republic of Niger, is appointed Ambassador, Director Europe-America-Oceania at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, replacing Mr. Ousmane DIOP, called to other duties; Mr. Papa Magueye DIOP, Foreign Affairs Advisor, is appointed Ambassador, Director of the National Center for Anti-mine Action of Senegal, replacing Colonel (er) Barham THIAM; Mr. Moustapha SOKHNA, Assimilated Professor, is appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology of Education and Training of the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, for a period of three (03) years renewable, as of July 1, 2021, replacing Mr. Mamadi BIAYE; Mr. Edouard DIOUF, Associate Professor, specialist in Applied Mathematics (analytical mechanics), has been appointed Director of the UFR of Sciences and Technologies of the Assane Seck University of Ziguinchor for a period of three (3) years; Dr Rokhaya DIAKHATE, dental surgeon, is appointed Director of Family and Protection of Vulnerable Groups at the Ministry of Women, Family and Child Protection, replacing Mrs. Fatou Faye Ndiaye DÈME, called to other functions; Mr. Amadou Abdoulaye BADIANE, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Director of Legislation and International Cooperation at the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, has been appointed Director of Internal Control, replacing Mr. Ibrahima BARRY, called to 'other functions ; Mr. Mouhamadou SY, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Director of Tax Services at the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, has been appointed Director of Legislation and International Cooperation, replacing Mr. Amadou Abdoulaye BADIANE, called to 'other functions ; Mr. Cheikh Mouhamed Hady DIEYE, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Director of Intelligence and Tax Control Strategies at the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, has been appointed Director of Large Companies, replacing Mr. Abdoulaye DIAGNE, called to other functions; Mr. Abdou Ben Jenkins SAMBOU, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Deputy to the Director of Lands, is appointed Director of Administration and Personnel of the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, vacant post; Mr. Ibrahima BARRY, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Director of Internal Control at the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, has been appointed Director of Tax Services, replacing Mr. Mouhamadou SY, called to other functions; Mr. Mamadou GUEYE, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Head of the Center for Medium-Sized Enterprises Number One of the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, is appointed Director of Lands, replacing Mr. El Hadj Mamadou DIAO, called to other functions ; Mr. Ibrahima AW, Principal Land Surveyor, previously Head of the Land Survey Office of Rufisque, has been appointed Director of Land Survey, replacing Mrs. Demba DIENG, called to other duties. Release date 2023-02-10 Acceleration of the reconstruction and extension of the National Institute for Young Blind People (INEFJA) which will be established as a Center for Social Inclusion of National Interest. The Head of State asked the Prime Minister to make a monthly update in the Council of Ministers on the state of sectoral implementation of this validated development program for the region of Thiès. Returning to the victory of the football lions, winners of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) which took place in Algeria, the President of the Republic on behalf of the Nation, sent his warm congratulations and encouragement to the Lions of Football, The Head of State also associated with his congratulations the Lionesses, recently victorious of the UFOA/A Cup, following the other coronations of Senegal at the CAN in Cameroon and also of Beach soccer (in Mozambique), which position the Senegal at the continental summit of the discipline. The President of the Republic congratulated the Minister of Sports, the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), and all the administrative and technical actors of Senegalese Football, for this historic and exceptional performance, which contributes to the renewal and development of Sport national. In this regard, the Head of State asked the Minister of Sports, in conjunction with the FSF and all stakeholders, to further support the development of clubs, small categories and the creation of academies in the said clubs, in view of the emergence, with the help of public companies and the private sector, of a National Championship of international reference, supported by a national support program for local football. Returning to Senegal's performance in terms of good governance, the President of the Republic magnified the satisfactory and encouraging results obtained by Senegal following the publication of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation's 2022 report on governance in Africa over the period. 2012- 2021. To this end, the Head of State asked the Government to popularize with education the results obtained by Senegal and to examine, with diligence, the points of attention of our rating indicated in the 2022 report. consolidating Senegal's food sovereignty, the President of the Republic hailed the success of the Dakar 2 Summit held from January 25 to 27, 2023 in partnership with the African Development Bank around the theme "Feeding Africa: food sovereignty and resilience ". The Head of State asked the Prime Minister and the ministers concerned to take all appropriate measures for the timely implementation of the program of commitments made by Senegal during this meeting. The Head of State stressed, in this dynamic, the need to intensify the modernization and transformation of our agriculture with the acceleration of its sustained mechanization and the rapid installation of post-harvest conservation equipment. In this regard, the President of the Republic welcomed the receipt, on February 4, 2023, of new high-performance agricultural materials and equipment, financed to the tune of 85 billion FCFA by the State of Senegal, an unprecedented effort. making it possible to accentuate the development of fields and agricultural productivity and the professionalization of farmers with 2,985 motorized units distributed as follows: 700 fully equipped tractors; 80 complete chains of tillers; 50 wheeled and tracked combines; 813 state-of-the-art pumping and irrigation equipment; 100 agricultural input storage warehouses; 20 cold rooms for the conservation of horticultural products (potatoes and onions); The Head of State asked the Prime Minister and the Minister of Agriculture to pay particular attention to their rapid availability to producers, according to financing methods and well-defined operating and maintenance specifications. defined with the beneficiaries. In addition, the President of the Republic stressed the need to strengthen the public-private partnership between the Government and the Association for the Intensification of Milk Production (ANIPL) in order to support the national policy of self-sufficiency in milk and meat. , the joint importation of pregnant heifers for which it was decided to increase the number of subjects from 1,200 to 2,500 per year, with a State subsidy of 50%. Finally, the Head of State asked the Minister of Livestock and Animal Production to intensify the implementation of artificial insemination programs and the development of fodder crops in dedicated areas. On the social climate, the management and monitoring of internal affairs, the President of the Republic insisted on the following subjects: THE EVALUATION OF THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN: by asking the Prime Minister to bring together all the actors and operators concerned, with a view to an overall assessment of the progress of the campaign on the national territory. The Head of State underlined the need for special attention to be given to the situation of SONACOS and to the processing process and export channels for groundnut seeds. THE INAUGURATION OF THE CHEIKH AHMADOUL KHADIM COMPLEX OF TOUBA: by extending its warm congratulations to the Caliph General of the Mourides, Serigne Mountakha MBACKE, for his significant contribution to the development of our system of education, training and higher education by setting up this unprecedented establishment which has benefited, from its conception, from the support of the State. The President of the Republic has asked the Government to continue the efforts made to support, in particular, the educational component, the construction of the interior road system, the sanitation system and the energy autonomy of the Complex. The President of the Republic took the opportunity of the Council to present Senegal's condolences to the brotherly peoples of Türkiye and Syria, following the earthquake in these countries. In terms of cooperation and partnerships, the Head of State informed the Council of his forthcoming participation in the Summit of Governments in Dubai from February 13 to 15, 2023 and that of the African Union on February 18 and 19, 2023 in Addis. Abeba. In his communication, the Prime Minister returned to the monitoring of the coordination of government activity by mentioning: the meeting on the situation of the national company La Poste; the opening ceremony of FESNAC; the inter-ministerial meeting on the evaluation of the Xeyu Ndaw Ni programme; the Closing Ceremony of the Dakar Forum on Food Sovereignty; the inter-ministerial meeting on government communication; the audience with the AfDB; the certificate ceremony for the 2,000 new dockers of the Port of Dakar; the closing ceremony of the 2nd Dakar Summit on Infrastructure Financing in Africa; AS PART OF THE COMMUNICATIONS OF THE 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 National Food Sovereignty Strategy (SAS); the Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation gave a presentation on the National Private Sector Development Strategy (SNDSP); the Minister of Health and Social Action gave a presentation on the strengthening of strategies to combat maternal and neonatal mortality with the regional “SONU” network in Thiès (emergency obstetric and neonatal care); the Minister of Territorial Communities, Planning and Territorial Development gave a presentation on the Funds transferred by the State to Territorial Communities; the Minister of Youth, Employment and Entrepreneurship made a presentation on Community Agricultural Estates; IN RESPECT OF LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY TEXTS The Board examined and adopted: the bill relating to drugs, other health products and pharmacy; the draft decree on the creation, organization and operation of the National School of Firefighters; the draft decree lowering rents for leases for residential use UNDER INDIVIDUAL MEASURES The President of the Republic has taken the following decisions: Mr. Abibou NDIAYE, medical specialist in Public Health, previously Technical Advisor to the Ministry of Health and Social Action, is appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Health to replace Mr. Alassane Mbengue called to other functions; Mr. Aboubacar SARR, Doctor of Islamic Sciences, previously Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal to the Arab Republic of Egypt, has been appointed General Delegate for the Pilgrimage to the Holy Places of Islam, replacing Mr. Abdou Aziz Kébé; Mr. Moustapha NDOUR, Senior Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Senegal to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Senegal to His Excellency Mr. Assimi GOÏTA, President of the Transition of the Republic of Mali, with residence in Bamako, replacing Mr. Birame Mbagnick DIAGNE, called to other functions; Mr. Ngor NDIAYE, Senior Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Senegal to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Senegal to His Excellency Mr. Sergio MATTARELLA, President of the Republic Italian, replacing Doctor Papa Abdoulaye SECK; Mrs. Aminata Fall CISSE, Magistrate, previously Chief of Staff to the Minister of the Armed Forces, is appointed Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal to His Excellency Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula DA SILVA, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, with residence at Brasilia, replacing Mrs. Ndeye Tické Ndiaye DIOP, called to other functions; Mr. Moussa NDOYE, Principal Foreign Affairs Counselor, previously Minister-Counsellor at the Senegalese Embassy in Madrid, is appointed Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal to His Excellency Mr. Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of the Republic of Guinea- Bissau, replacing Mr. Ngor NDIAYE, called to other functions; Mr. Malick DIOUF, Senior Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Technical Advisor to the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, is appointed Ambassador, Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad; Mr. Abdoulaye DIAGNE, principal inspector of taxes and domains, previously Director of large companies at the General Directorate of Taxes and Domains, is appointed Director General of Taxes and Domains, replacing Mr. Bassirou Samba NIASSE, called to other functions; Mr. El Hadj Mamadou DIAO, principal inspector of taxes and domains, previously Director of Domains at the General Directorate of Taxes and Domains, is appointed Director General of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, replacing Mr. Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane BA, called to other functions; Doctor Alpha KOUNTA, Teacher-Researcher, previously Technical Advisor to the Cabinet of the Minister for Women, Family and Child Protection, has been appointed Director General of the National Office of the Pupils of the Nation (ONPN) in replacement of Dr Mamadou Saliou DIALLO, called to other functions; Mr. Alassane MBENGUE, Principal Civil Administrator, previously Secretary General of the Ministry of Health and Social Action, has been appointed Secretary General of the Pharmaceutical Regulation Agency, post vacant; Mr. Christian Alain Joseph ASSOGBA, Foreign Affairs Advisor, is appointed Ambassador, Director of Protocol, Conferences and Translation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, replacing Mrs. Fatou Gaye, called to other functions; Mr. Babacar Sané BA, Banker, is appointed Ambassador, Director of Partnerships and Economic and Cultural Promotion at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, vacant post; Mr. Boubacar SOW, Foreign Affairs Advisor, is appointed Ambassador, Head of Internal Inspection at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, vacant post; Mrs. Marème Soda Ndoye LO, Foreign Affairs Advisor, is appointed Director of Assistance and Promotion of Senegalese Abroad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, replacing Mr. Ibrahima CISSE, called to other functions; Mr. Ousmane DIOP, Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador, Director Europe-America-Oceania at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, has been appointed Ambassador, Director Asia-Pacific-Middle East at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad. the Exterior, replacing Mr. Moustapha Sokhna DIOP, called to other functions; Mr. Pierre FAYE, Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador, Deputy Secretary General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, is appointed Ambassador, Director of International Organizations and Globalization at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad. 'Exterior, replacing Mr. Youssouph DIALLO, called to other functions; Mr. Paul Benoit Barka SARR, Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador of Senegal to the Republic of Niger, is appointed Ambassador, Director Europe-America-Oceania at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, replacing Mr. Ousmane DIOP, called to other duties; Mr. Papa Magueye DIOP, Foreign Affairs Advisor, is appointed Ambassador, Director of the National Center for Anti-mine Action of Senegal, replacing Colonel (er) Barham THIAM; Mr. Moustapha SOKHNA, Assimilated Professor, is appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology of Education and Training of the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, for a period of three (03) years renewable, as of July 1, 2021, replacing Mr. Mamadi BIAYE; Mr. Edouard DIOUF, Associate Professor, specialist in Applied Mathematics (analytical mechanics), has been appointed Director of the UFR of Sciences and Technologies of the Assane Seck University of Ziguinchor for a period of three (3) years; Dr Rokhaya DIAKHATE, dental surgeon, is appointed Director of Family and Protection of Vulnerable Groups at the Ministry of Women, Family and Child Protection, replacing Mrs. Fatou Faye Ndiaye DÈME, called to other functions; Mr. Amadou Abdoulaye BADIANE, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Director of Legislation and International Cooperation at the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, has been appointed Director of Internal Control, replacing Mr. Ibrahima BARRY, called to 'other functions ; Mr. Mouhamadou SY, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Director of Tax Services at the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, has been appointed Director of Legislation and International Cooperation, replacing Mr. Amadou Abdoulaye BADIANE, called to 'other functions ; Mr. Cheikh Mouhamed Hady DIEYE, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Director of Intelligence and Tax Control Strategies at the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, has been appointed Director of Large Companies, replacing Mr. Abdoulaye DIAGNE, called to other functions; Mr. Abdou Ben Jenkins SAMBOU, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Deputy to the Director of Lands, is appointed Director of Administration and Personnel of the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, vacant post; Mr. Ibrahima BARRY, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Director of Internal Control at the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, has been appointed Director of Tax Services, replacing Mr. Mouhamadou SY, called to other functions; Mr. Mamadou GUEYE, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Head of the Center for Medium-Sized Enterprises Number One of the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, is appointed Director of Lands, replacing Mr. El Hadj Mamadou DIAO, called to other functions ; Mr. Ibrahima AW, Principal Land Surveyor, previously Head of the Land Survey Office of Rufisque, has been appointed Director of Land Survey, replacing Mrs. Demba DIENG, called to other duties. Release date 2023-02-10 replacing Mrs. Fatou Gaye, called to other functions; Mr. Babacar Sané BA, Banker, is appointed Ambassador, Director of Partnerships and Economic and Cultural Promotion at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, vacant post; Mr. Boubacar SOW, Foreign Affairs Advisor, is appointed Ambassador, Head of Internal Inspection at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, vacant post; Mrs. Marème Soda Ndoye LO, Foreign Affairs Advisor, is appointed Director of Assistance and Promotion of Senegalese Abroad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, replacing Mr. Ibrahima CISSE, called to other functions; Mr. Ousmane DIOP, Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador, Director Europe-America-Oceania at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, has been appointed Ambassador, Director Asia-Pacific-Middle East at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad. the Exterior, replacing Mr. Moustapha Sokhna DIOP, called to other functions; Mr. Pierre FAYE, Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador, Deputy Secretary General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, is appointed Ambassador, Director of International Organizations and Globalization at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad. 'Exterior, replacing Mr. Youssouph DIALLO, called to other functions; Mr. Paul Benoit Barka SARR, Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador of Senegal to the Republic of Niger, is appointed Ambassador, Director Europe-America-Oceania at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, replacing Mr. Ousmane DIOP, called to other duties; Mr. Papa Magueye DIOP, Foreign Affairs Advisor, is appointed Ambassador, Director of the National Center for Anti-mine Action of Senegal, replacing Colonel (er) Barham THIAM; Mr. Moustapha SOKHNA, Assimilated Professor, is appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology of Education and Training of the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, for a period of three (03) years renewable, as of July 1, 2021, replacing Mr. Mamadi BIAYE; Mr. Edouard DIOUF, Associate Professor, specialist in Applied Mathematics (analytical mechanics), has been appointed Director of the UFR of Sciences and Technologies of the Assane Seck University of Ziguinchor for a period of three (3) years; Dr Rokhaya DIAKHATE, dental surgeon, is appointed Director of Family and Protection of Vulnerable Groups at the Ministry of Women, Family and Child Protection, replacing Mrs. Fatou Faye Ndiaye DÈME, called to other functions; Mr. Amadou Abdoulaye BADIANE, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Director of Legislation and International Cooperation at the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, has been appointed Director of Internal Control, replacing Mr. Ibrahima BARRY, called to 'other functions ; Mr. Mouhamadou SY, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Director of Tax Services at the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, has been appointed Director of Legislation and International Cooperation, replacing Mr. Amadou Abdoulaye BADIANE, called to 'other functions ; Mr. Cheikh Mouhamed Hady DIEYE, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Director of Intelligence and Tax Control Strategies at the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, has been appointed Director of Large Companies, replacing Mr. Abdoulaye DIAGNE, called to other functions; Mr. Abdou Ben Jenkins SAMBOU, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Deputy to the Director of Lands, is appointed Director of Administration and Personnel of the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, vacant post; Mr. Ibrahima BARRY, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Director of Internal Control at the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, has been appointed Director of Tax Services, replacing Mr. Mouhamadou SY, called to other functions; Mr. Mamadou GUEYE, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Head of the Center for Medium-Sized Enterprises Number One of the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, is appointed Director of Lands, replacing Mr. El Hadj Mamadou DIAO, called to other functions ; Mr. Ibrahima AW, Principal Land Surveyor, previously Head of the Land Survey Office of Rufisque, has been appointed Director of Land Survey, replacing Mrs. Demba DIENG, called to other duties. Release date 2023-02-10 replacing Mrs. Fatou Gaye, called to other functions; Mr. Babacar Sané BA, Banker, is appointed Ambassador, Director of Partnerships and Economic and Cultural Promotion at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, vacant post; Mr. Boubacar SOW, Foreign Affairs Advisor, is appointed Ambassador, Head of Internal Inspection at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, vacant post; Mrs. Marème Soda Ndoye LO, Foreign Affairs Advisor, is appointed Director of Assistance and Promotion of Senegalese Abroad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, replacing Mr. Ibrahima CISSE, called to other functions; Mr. Ousmane DIOP, Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador, Director Europe-America-Oceania at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, has been appointed Ambassador, Director Asia-Pacific-Middle East at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad. the Exterior, replacing Mr. Moustapha Sokhna DIOP, called to other functions; Mr. Pierre FAYE, Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador, Deputy Secretary General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, is appointed Ambassador, Director of International Organizations and Globalization at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad. 'Exterior, replacing Mr. Youssouph DIALLO, called to other functions; Mr. Paul Benoit Barka SARR, Foreign Affairs Advisor, previously Ambassador of Senegal to the Republic of Niger, is appointed Ambassador, Director Europe-America-Oceania at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, replacing Mr. Ousmane DIOP, called to other duties; Mr. Papa Magueye DIOP, Foreign Affairs Advisor, is appointed Ambassador, Director of the National Center for Anti-mine Action of Senegal, replacing Colonel (er) Barham THIAM; Mr. Moustapha SOKHNA, Assimilated Professor, is appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology of Education and Training of the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, for a period of three (03) years renewable, as of July 1, 2021, replacing Mr. Mamadi BIAYE; Mr. Edouard DIOUF, Associate Professor, specialist in Applied Mathematics (analytical mechanics), has been appointed Director of the UFR of Sciences and Technologies of the Assane Seck University of Ziguinchor for a period of three (3) years; Dr Rokhaya DIAKHATE, dental surgeon, is appointed Director of Family and Protection of Vulnerable Groups at the Ministry of Women, Family and Child Protection, replacing Mrs. Fatou Faye Ndiaye DÈME, called to other functions; Mr. Amadou Abdoulaye BADIANE, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Director of Legislation and International Cooperation at the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, has been appointed Director of Internal Control, replacing Mr. Ibrahima BARRY, called to 'other functions ; Mr. Mouhamadou SY, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Director of Tax Services at the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, has been appointed Director of Legislation and International Cooperation, replacing Mr. Amadou Abdoulaye BADIANE, called to 'other functions ; Mr. Cheikh Mouhamed Hady DIEYE, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Director of Intelligence and Tax Control Strategies at the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, has been appointed Director of Large Companies, replacing Mr. Abdoulaye DIAGNE, called to other functions; Mr. Abdou Ben Jenkins SAMBOU, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Deputy to the Director of Lands, is appointed Director of Administration and Personnel of the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, vacant post; Mr. Ibrahima BARRY, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Director of Internal Control at the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, has been appointed Director of Tax Services, replacing Mr. Mouhamadou SY, called to other functions; Mr. Mamadou GUEYE, Principal Inspector of Taxes and Lands, previously Head of the Center for Medium-Sized Enterprises Number One of the General Directorate of Taxes and Lands, is appointed Director of Lands, replacing Mr. El Hadj Mamadou DIAO, called to other functions ; Mr. Ibrahima AW, Principal Land Surveyor, previously Head of the Land Survey Office of Rufisque, has been appointed Director of Land Survey, replacing Mrs. Demba DIENG, called to other duties. Release date 2023-02-10

10th Feb 2023 Makkah Jumu'ah Salaah Sheikh Baleelah