Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye announces Magal festival, education reforms and new ministers

Magal of Touba education reform ministerial appointments Bassirou Diomaye Faye Senegal

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye presided over Senegal's Council of Ministers on 29 July 2026. He announced that the 132nd edition of the Magal of Touba will take place on 2 August 2026 and ordered the government to ensure full logistical and security arrangements. The president visited Touba on 26‑27 July, meeting Serigne Mountakha Bassirou Mbakke and reaffirmed state support for water‑ and sanitation‑projects in the city.

He highlighted education as a national priority, congratulated students who passed examinations, and instructed ministries to complete the evaluation of the 2025‑2026 school year while accelerating school‑building programmes and university projects.

The council also issued a series of high‑level appointments: Mamadou Moustapha Dia was named Director of Domains, Abdourahmane Ba became Director of Customs Investigations, and Papa Ibrahima Senghor was appointed Director General of the National Recovery Agency, among other senior posts in the ministries of Economy, Finance, Higher Education, Energy and Petroleum.

Entities: Abdourahmane Ba · Bassirou Diomaye Faye · Burkina Faso · Fatoumata Bako Traoré · Government of Senegal · Ibrahim Traoré · Magal of Touba · Mamadou Moustapha Dia · Ministry of Economy and Finance · Ministry of Economy, Finance and Plan · Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation · Papa Ibrahima Senghor

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[● 3 SOURCES] Mamadou Moustapha DIA was appointed Director of Domains, replacing Abdou GNING. (Cabinet appointment)
[● 3 SOURCES] Oumy Khairy DIAO DIOP was appointed Secretary Permanent to the Energy Ministry. (Cabinet appointment)
[● 4 SOURCES] The 132nd edition of the Magal of Touba will be held on 2 August 2026. (President's communication)
[● 4 SOURCES] President Faye directed ministries to accelerate the transformation of the national education system and to assess the 2025‑2026 school year. (Education reform directive)
[● 3 SOURCES] Kharouna TALLA was appointed Director of Public Higher Education. (Cabinet appointment)
[● 4 SOURCES] President Faye ordered the acceleration of school construction projects and the completion of university campus works. (Infrastructure directive)
[● 4 SOURCES] President Faye ordered logistical and security measures for the Magal of Touba. (Security directive)
[● 8 SOURCES] President Bassirou Diomaye Faye chaired Senegal’s Council of Ministers on 29 July 2026. (Council of Ministers chairing)
[● 8 SOURCES] President Bassirou Diomaye Faye presided over Senegal's Council of Ministers on 29 July 2026. (multiple council communiqués)
[● 4 SOURCES] The President ordered full logistical and security arrangements for the Magal of Touba. (Presidential communication)
[● 4 SOURCES] Mamadou Moustapha Dia was appointed Director of Domains. (Council of Ministers nominations)
[● 4 SOURCES] The President urged acceleration of school construction and a rapid evaluation of the 2025‑2026 school year. (Presidential communication)