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Senegal President Faye's agenda

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In mid‑July 2026, 2026 President Bassirou Diomaye Faye launched a blue‑economy strategy at a national maritime forum in Dakar, linking maritime sovereignty to Senegal’s Vision 2050. A week later he welcomed He then hosted Ivory Coast’s Vice President Tiémoko Koné, receiving congratulations on his election as ECOWAS chair and pledging deeper reaffirming regional cooperation. At the end of July, Faye hosted cooperation, and welcomed French astronaut Thomas Pesquet during a five‑day goodwill visit. Their meetings at the Senegalese Space Agency Pesquet, highlighting science and the Daniel Sorano National Theatre highlighted science, technology and innovation as pillars of Vision 2050 and the New Deal technologique, underscoring plans for space‑based services in telecommunications, Earth observation and natural‑resource management. technologique. Later in July, that month Faye travelled to Bamako on a 24‑hour visit as ECOWAS chairman, chair, meeting Mali’s transitional leader General President Assimi Goïta. He offered unwavering support for Mali’s counter‑terrorism fight, discussed free movement of people and goods, and joint infrastructure projects. The leaders condemned recent attacks on Malian soldiers, pledged Senegalese assistance against terrorism, and agreed to convene promote free transit of goods for land‑locked Mali. They also planned a summit on monetary, economic and water‑resource cooperation under the UEMOA and OMVS cooperation, emphasizing regional security coordination and economic integration. On 28 July 2026, during frameworks. Observers note that the same Bamako visit, coming shortly after Faye expressed condolences for recent attacks that killed Malian soldiers, condemning them as “odious, cowardly assumed the rotating ECOWAS chairmanship, signals a focus on collective security and barbaric,” economic integration across the Sahel and reaffirmed Senegal’s readiness an effort to assist Mali in combating terrorism. The discussions reinforced rebuild ties with the strategic importance Alliance of ensuring free transit for landlocked Mali and deepening bilateral economic initiatives. Sahel States.

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