Macky Sall

West Africa
Paris presents military restructuring plan to African presidencies

The Elysée and the defence ministry have been holding discreet consultations with a handful of African "partners" to present the reorganisation of France's military presence on the continent.

Senegal
TotalEnergies, Eramet and ICS brace for further supply disruptions

Calm may have returned to the Senegalese capital, but businesses disrupted by the unrest are staying on high alert and are ready to suspend operations again if necessary.

Senegal
Woodside racing against clock to launch Sangomar

The launch of the Sangomar oil project could be a few weeks late, which is unlikely to please Macky Sall. The Senegalese president is counting on oil industry successes to justify his bid for a third term.

Senegal
Lawyer Brice Nzamba talks Senegalese politics in French Senate

L'avocat franco-congolais Brice Nzamba organisera un séminaire sur l'alternance démocratique au Sénégal. Prévu pour le 17 juin, il doit se tenir au Sénat.

Senegal
Action Against Hunger loses security provider over alleged Sonko links

A contract to provide security for some expat staff in Dakar working for the charity Action Against Hunger (ACF) was terminated without notice by Sinaï Sécurité due to the firm's alleged closeness to opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.

Palace Intrigues
Macky Sall, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Emmanuel Macron

Intrigues big and small: every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

SenegalSocial crisis dents Macky Sall's international plans

CARTouadéra expected in Paris for financial summit

FranceSpeculation abounds over Macron's 'Mr. Africa'

Senegal
Senegalese army finalises anti-terrorism 'manual'

Senegal's top security officials are busy putting the finishing touches to an operational manual on how to fight Islamist terrorism destined for the country's army and internal security forces.

Senegal
Customs service gets hundred new drones for border control

Senegalese customs have bought a batch of 100 French- and Chinese-made observation drones from the Dakar firm GSO Senegal. They will be deployed to monitor movements along the Malian border and to crack down on smuggling.

Senegal
Air force chief of staff Papa Souleymane Sarr pays China a visit

General Papa Souleymane Sarr, the Senegalese Air Force chief of staff, is currently making a week-long visit to China at the invitation of the People's Liberation Army to meet his Chinese opposite numbers.

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara and Macky Sall, Anatole Collinet Makosso, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

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Senegal Ouattara and Sall's unlikely double get-together

Congo PM Makosso joins the Academy of Overseas Sciences

Sudan al-Burhan's discreet lobbying at Arab League summit

Africa
Denis Sassou Nguesso, Alassane Ouattara, Félix Tshisekedi and Azali Assoumani

Intrigues big and small: every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

Senegal
Macky Sall about to receive major audit of health sector

A task force is preparing to submit a report on the Senegalese health system to President Macky Sall. This will be the first time that a public policy will have been subjected to a comprehensive assessment by the Senegalese state.

Senegal
Gendarmerie determined to avoid trouble around Sonko appeal

As the opposition leader's appeal hearing approaches, the gendarmerie has instructed its forces to keep their distance from reserve units enlisted by the presidential camp, keen to avoid a repeat of the March 2021 protests when it was accused of turning a blind eye to the presence of armed civilians.

Ivory Coast
Ouattara dispatches his deputy to Charles III coronation

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara will not be at the coronation of the UK's King Charles III on 6 May in London. Ivorian Vice President Tiémoko Meyliet Koné will instead attend as Ouattara's representative.