Presidential Palace: Here are the appointments from the Council of Ministers this Thursday, September 10th

This is a wave of appointments across several ministries and institutions. The President of the Republic has made a series of decisions affecting the Presidency, the Prime Minister's Office, and numerous ministries. These appointments encompass both senior management positions and chairmanships of boards of directors in strategic sectors such as energy, industry, urban planning, transportation, health, and communications. Here is the full list of appointments!

The President of the Republic has taken the following decisions:

On behalf of the Presidency of the Republic

• Mr. Assane KASSE, Business Lawyer, is appointed Director General of the State Building Management and Operation Company (SOGEPA SN), replacing Mr. Elimane POUYE;

• Mr. Moussa DIOP, Lawyer, is appointed General Delegate for the Promotion of the Urban Centers of Diamniadio and Lac Rose, replacing Mr. Bara DIOUF;

On behalf of the Prime Minister's Office

• Mr. Taibou DIEDHIOU, Accountant, is appointed Director General of the National Agency for the Recovery of Economic and Social Activities in Casamance (ANRAC), replacing Mr. Ibba SANE;

• Mr. Bourama DIEME, Principal Teacher of exceptional class, is appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the National Agency for the Revival of Economic and Social Activities in Casamance (ANRAC), replacing Mr. Hatab SANE;

On behalf of the Ministry of African Integration, Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad:

• Mr. Gorgui CISS, Foreign Affairs Advisor, payroll number 511 566/Z, is appointed Ambassador, Secretary General of the Ministry of African Integration, Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, replacing Mr. Khare DIOUF, who has been called to other duties.

On behalf of the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum

• Mr. Thierno Alia MBENGUE, Electrical Engineering Engineer, is appointed Director General of the National Agency for Renewable Energies (ANER), replacing Mr. Diouma KOBOR;

• Mr. Pape Momar NGOM, Design Engineer in Electromechanical Engineering, is appointed Director General of the Senegalese Rural Electrification Agency (ASER), replacing Mr. Jean Michel SENE;

• Mr. Jean Baptiste DIOUF, Manager, is appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Electricity Company (SENELEC), a vacant position;

On behalf of the Ministry of Industry and Trade:

• Mr. Amadou DIALLO, holder of a Master's degree in Business Management, is appointed Director General of the Senegalese Export Promotion Agency (ASEPEX), replacing Mr. Modou Mbéne DIOP;

• Mr. Serigne Aliou DIOP, Expert in Political Science, is appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Senegalese Export Promotion Agency (ASEPEX), replacing Mrs. Aïcha Selbé SAGNE;

• Mr. Talibouya BA, holder of a Master's degree in Project Management, formerly Secretary General of ASPIT, payroll number 616 062 /O is appointed Director General of the Senegalese Agency for Industrial Property and Technological Innovation at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, replacing Mrs. Françoise FAYE;

• Mr. Samba GUEYE, Human Resources Management Expert, is appointed Director of the International Trade Centre of Senegal (CICES), replacing Mr. Justin CORREA;

On behalf of the Ministry of Family, Social Action and Solidarity

• Mr. Moustapha CISSE, holder of a Master's degree in Mathematical Engineering and Actuarial Statistics, is appointed Director General of the Senegalese Agency for Universal Health Coverage, replacing Mr. Séga GUEYE;

• Ms. Maïmouna DIA, holder of a Master's degree in International Relations, is appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Office for Wards of the Nation (ONPN), replacing Ms. Mame Mbissine NDIAYE;

• Ms. Mame Ndèye SENE, holder of a Master's degree in Cultural Management, is appointed Director General of the Food Security and Resilience Commission, replacing Ms. Marième Soda NDIAYE;

• Ms. Ndèye Sokhna Diagne BADJI, holder of a Master 1 in Business Administration and Management, is appointed Chair of the Supervisory Board of the Commission for Food Security and Resilience (CSAR), replacing Ms. Aïda Bodian;

• Ms. Mbayang Madjiguene DIOP, holder of a Master's degree in Marketing and Commercial Strategies, formerly Coordinator of the Child Protection Support Unit, is appointed Director of Protection and Promotion of Children's Rights, replacing Ms. Fatou BA;

• Mr. Papa El Hadji Madické DIAGNE, holder of an MBA in Audit and Management Control, payroll number 639 374/L, is appointed Inspector of Administrative and Financial Affairs, replacing Mrs. Nafissatou NDIAYE FALL, who is called upon to exercise her retirement rights;

• Ms. Sokhna Maï MBACKÉ, holder of a Master's degree in Accounting and Financial Management of Institutions, is appointed Director of the National Credit Fund for Women, replacing Ms. Coura SOW;

On behalf of the Ministry of the Environment and Ecological Transition

• Mr. Babacar Abba MBAYE, Tax Lawyer, is appointed Director General of the National Waste Management Company (SONAGED), replacing Mr. Khalifa Ababacar SARR;

• Mr. Magatte WADE, Expert in Development Finance and Governance, is appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Integrated Waste Management Company (SONAGED), replacing Mr. Abdou Khadre FOFANA;

• Mr. Ansoumana SANE, Lawyer, payroll number 675250/G, is appointed Director General of the Senegalese Agency for Reforestation and the Great Green Wall, replacing Mr. Sékouna DIATTA;

• Mr. Ousmane Diegue Diame FAYE, Economist Planner, payroll number 666 097H, is appointed Director of General Administration and Equipment at the Ministry of Environment and Ecological Transition, replacing Mr. Sékou Oumar SAGNA;

Under the authority of the Ministry of Urban Planning, Local Authorities and Regional Development

• Mr. Ibrahima BARRY, Inspector of Taxes and Domains, is appointed Director General of the Cape Verde Real Estate Company (SICAP SA), replacing Mr. Mouhamadou Moctar MAGASSOUBA;

• Mr. Abdou Ben Jenkins SAMBOU, Inspector of Taxes and Domains, payroll number 606 894/I, is appointed Director General of Urban Planning and Architecture, replacing Mrs. Aminata Bandel WANE;

• Mr. Seydina MBAYE, holder of a Master's degree in Real Estate Expertise and Social Housing, is appointed Director General of the Land Development and Urban Renewal Company (SAFRU SA), replacing Mr. Ibrahima THIOYE;

• Mr. Abdoul Karim MBENGUE, Communication Expert, is appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Land Development and Urban Renewal Company (SAFRU), replacing Mr. Assane DIOP;

• Mr. Macodou SENE, Civil Administrator, is appointed Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Social Housing Fund (FHS) at the Ministry of Urban Planning, Local Authorities and Territorial Development, replacing Mr. Mamadou Lamine DIAGNE;

On behalf of the Ministry of Land and Air Transport

• Mr. Edouard LAMBAL, holder of a Master's degree in Planning, Decentralization and Territorial Development, is appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Société les Grands Trains du Sénégal (GTS), replacing Mr. Bassirou Coly;

• Mr. Djibril BA, holder of a Master's degree in Corporate Finance, is appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Company Les Autoroutes du Sénégal (SN-LAS), replacing Mr. Youssoupha CISS;

• Mr. Modou Bara GAYE, holder of a Master's degree in Management of Development Programs and Projects, is appointed Director General of the Dakar Dem Dikk Company, replacing Mr. Assane MBENGUE;

• Mr. Baye Niass CISSÉ, holder of a Master's degree in Business Law, is appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Autonomous Road Maintenance Fund (FERA), replacing Mr. Outhmane DIAGNE;

• Ms. Nafissatou Fall DIAGNE, holder of a Master's degree in Management with a specialization in Finance, is appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of the company 2AS, replacing Mr. Tahir NDIAYE.

• Mr. Cheikh Mouhamadou Khalifa BA, holder of a Civil Engineering degree, is appointed General Administrator of the company Autoroutes du Sénégal SA RÉGIE (SEN-AUTOROUTE), a vacant position.

Under the authority of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Handicrafts

• Mr. Mbaye SARR, Teacher, is appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Senegalese Tourism Promotion Agency, replacing Mr. Ansoumana SANE;

• Mr. Berenger Fap NGOM, Hospitality Expert, is appointed Director General of the Senegalese Tourism Promotion Agency (ASPT), replacing Mr. Adama NDIAYE;

• Mr. Moussa SARR, holder of a Master's degree in Management and Organization, is appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Urban Cultures Development Fund (FDCUIC), replacing Mr. Mor Talla GUEYE;

• Mr. Déthié DIOUF, holder of a Master's degree in Geography, is appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Grand Théâtre national Doudou Ndiaye Coumba Rose, replacing Mr. Ousmane SANE;

• Mr. Babacar MBENGUE, Computer Scientist, is appointed Director General of the Société d'Aménagement et de Promotion des Côtes et Zones touristiques du Sénégal (SAPCO SA), replacing Mr. Serigne Mamadou MBOUP;

• Mr. Idy WATT, holder of a Master's degree in Marketing, is appointed Director General of the Agency for the Promotion and Development of Handicrafts (APDA), replacing Mrs. Sophie Nzinga SY;

On behalf of the Ministry of Employment and Vocational and Technical Training

• Mr. Alassane GUEYE, formerly Director of Good Governance at the Ministry of Justice, is appointed Director of the National Agency for Youth Employment (ANPEJ), replacing Mrs. Sinna Amadou GAYE;

• Mr. Cheikhou Tidiane COUNDOUL, Specialty Inspector in Technological Education, payroll number 601 661/F, is appointed Director of Apprenticeship at the Ministry of Employment and Vocational and Technical Training, vacant position;

• Mr. Djiby NDIAYE, Electromechanical Engineer, payroll number 601 661/F, is appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the National Agency for the House of Tools (ANAMO), replacing Mr. Malick SY.

On behalf of the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene

• Mr. Khadim MBAYE, holder of a Doctor of Medicine degree, payroll number 728 677/G, is appointed Director of the Pikine National Hospital Center, replacing Mr. Souleymane LOUCAR.

On behalf of the Ministry of Communication and Relations with Institutions

• Mr. Badara POUYE, holder of a Master's degree in Communication, is appointed Director General of the "Babacar TOURE" Press House, replacing Mr. Sambou BIAGUI;

• Mr. Talla DIENG, Media Consultant and Trainer, is appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the “Babacar TOURE” Press House, replacing Mr. Birame Khoudia LO;

• Mr. Souleymane Amadou LY, holder of a Master's degree in Communication, is appointed Director General of the Government Information and Communication Office (BIC-GOUV), replacing Mr. Mame Gor NGOM.

On behalf of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation

• Mr. Ousmane DIALLO, Secondary School Teacher, payroll number 680801/K, is appointed Director of the Regional Center for University Works of Ziguinchor, replacing Mr. Salif BALDE;

• Mr. Thierno MBAYE, Sociologist, is appointed Director of the Regional Center for University Works of the Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis, replacing Mr. Babacar DIOP;

• Ms. Diao Diallo DIA, holder of a Master's degree in Banking and Finance, is appointed Director of Financing of Higher Education Institutions (DFEES) at the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, a vacant position.

Under the authority of the Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy

• Mr. Abdoul Hamid SY, holder of a Master's degree in Business Law, is appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Autonomous Port of Dakar (PAD), replacing Mr. Mouhamadou Ngouda MBOUP;

• Mr. Ahmadou Tidiane CAMARA, Fisheries and Aquaculture Engineer, is appointed Director General of the National Aquaculture Agency (ANA), replacing Mr. Samba KA;

• Mr. Ousseynou POUYE, holder of a Master's degree in Logistics and Port Management, is appointed Director General of the Senegalese Shippers' Council (COSEC), replacing Mrs. Ndèye Rokhaya THIAM.

Under the authority of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Livestock

• Mr. Souleymane DIALLO, Agricultural Engineer, is appointed Director General of the Agricultural and Industrial Development Company of Senegal (SODAGRI), replacing Mr. Aboubakar Sidy SONKO;

• Mr. Nfamara SAGNA, Professor of Middle Education, payroll number 648 549/Z, is appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Agricultural Development Company of the Great Rice Valleys (SODAGRI), replacing Mr. Famara MANÉ;

• Mr. Cheikhou Oumar GAYE, Senior Executive and Public Manager, is appointed Director General of the National Agency for Integration and Agricultural Development (ANIDA), replacing Mr. Sémou Pathé DIOUF;

Under the authority of the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Planning

• Mr. Yaya Aboul KANE, Rural Sociologist, is appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Priority Investment Guarantee Fund (FONGIP), a vacant position;

• Mr. Malick MBAYE, Principal Customs Inspector, of exceptional class, payroll number 604 437/B, formerly Coordinator of the Directorate General of Customs, is appointed Director General of Customs at the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Planning, replacing Mr. Babacar MBAYE, who has been called to other duties.

• Mr. Ousmane KANE, Principal Customs Inspector, formerly Director of Customs Operations at the Directorate General of Customs, is appointed Coordinator of the Directorate General of Customs, replacing Mr. Malick MBAYE, who has been called to other duties.

• Mr. Famara Ibrahima SYLLA, Principal Customs Inspector, of exceptional class, payroll number 611 501/Z, formerly Head of the Post-Clearance Control Office at the Directorate of Customs Investigations, is appointed Director of Customs Operations at the Directorate General of Customs at the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Planning, replacing Mr. Ousmane KANE, who has been called to other duties.

On behalf of the Ministry of Telecommunications and Digital Technology

• Mr. Abdoulaye DIOUF, Electronics and Communication Systems Engineer, is appointed Coordinator of the Coordination and Management Unit of the Universal Telecommunications Service Development Fund (FDSUT), replacing Mrs. Ndèye Fatou NDIAYE;

Under the authority of the Ministry of Youth and Sports

• Mr. Guéladio BA, Inspector of Popular Education, Youth and Sports, payroll number 713 801/Z, is appointed Director General of the Office for the Management of Sports Infrastructures, at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, replacing Mr. Babacar NDIAYE;

• Mr. Malick Tall YADE, Inspector of Popular Education, Youth and Sports of exceptional class, payroll number 602 821/A, is appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, replacing Mr. Moussa DIAGNE;

• Mr. Samba GAYE, Principal Inspector of Popular Education, Youth and Sports, payroll number 614 974/C, is appointed Director of Socio-educational Activities and Community Life at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, replacing Mr. Georges Armand Yélognissédé DEGUENONVO, who has been called to other duties;

• Mr. Georges Armand Yélognissédé DEGUENONVO, Inspector of Popular Education, Youth and Sports, payroll number 633 179/C, formerly Director of Socio-educational Activities and Community Life, is appointed Director of Voluntary Engagement at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, a vacant position.

Under the authority of the Ministry of Infrastructure

• Mr. Gallo BA, Principal Labour Inspector, is appointed Director General of the Road Works and Management Agency (AGEROUTE Senegal), replacing Mr. Moustapha FALL;

• Mr. Oumar Baba BA, Electrotechnical Engineer, is appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Company for the Management of the Heritage of the Regional Express Train ( SENTER.SA ), replacing Mr. Cheikh DIOP;

• Mr. Oumar DIOUF, Polytechnic Engineer in Civil Engineering, is appointed Secretary General of the Road Works and Management Agency (AGEROUTE), replacing Mr. Bocar Malick MBOW;

• Mr. Cheikh Issa SALL, a lawyer with a Master's degree in Finance and Public Management, is appointed Director General of the Agency for the Construction of Public Buildings and Structures, replacing Mr. Baye NIASS;

Under the authority of the Ministry of Microfinance and the Social and Solidarity Economy:

• Professor Mathioro FALL, Teacher Researcher, holder of a unique Doctorate in Materials Science, is appointed Chairman of the Steering Committee of the National Microfinance Fund (FONAMIF), replacing Mr. Demba THIAM, who has been called to other duties;

Ms. Marième Soda YOUM, Planner, holder of a Master 2 in Project Management, is appointed Director of the Promotion of the Social and Solidarity Economy at the Ministry of Microfinance and the Social and Solidarity Economy, replacing Ms. Mariama DIENG, who has been called to other duties.

Under the authority of the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation

• Mr. Ousmane KANE, holder of a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Corporate Finance, is appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Rural Drilling Office (OFOR), replacing Mr. Seydou Mandiang.

On behalf of the Ministry of Mines and Geology:

• Mr. Mohamed Lamine DIOP, Lawyer, payroll number 720 774/A, is appointed Inspector of Administrative and Financial Affairs, vacant position;

• Mr. El Hadji Amadou Mahtar DIAGNE, Geologist, payroll number 724 420/G, formerly Regional Director of Energy and Mines for the Kaolack region, is appointed Regional Director of Mines for Thiès, a vacant position;

• Mr. Mbassou DIOP, Geological Engineer, payroll number 670 432/D, formerly Regional Director of Energy and Mines of Diourbel, is appointed Regional Director of Mines of Diourbel;

• Mr. Aya FALL, Geomorphologist, holder of a Master's degree in Geography, formerly Head of the Geological Site Rehabilitation Office, is appointed Regional Director of Mines of Kaffrine, replacing Mr. Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane FALL, who has been called to other duties;

• Mr. Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane FALL, Geologist, payroll number 766 455/C, formerly Regional Director of Energy and Mines of Kaffrine, is appointed Regional Director of Mines of Kaolack, replacing Mr. El Hadji Amadou Mahtar DIAGNE, who has been called to other duties;

• Mr. Abou SOW, Geological Engineer, payroll number 700 056/F, formerly Regional Director of Energy and Mines of Kédougou, is appointed Regional Director of Mines of Kédougou;

• Mr. Diéry Abdoul DIALLO, Geological Engineer, payroll number 700 067/F, formerly Regional Director of Energy and Mines of Tambacounda, is appointed Regional Director of Mines of Tambacounda;

• Ms. Salimata BA, Geologist, payroll number 700 906/H, formerly Regional Director of Energy and Mines of Dakar, is appointed Regional Director of Mines of Dakar;

• Mr. Daniel Ngor NGOM, Geological Engineer, payroll number 726 647/B, formerly Regional Director of Energy and Mines of Ziguinchor, is appointed Regional Director of Mines of Ziguinchor;

• Mr. Alioune SALL, Geologist, payroll number 724 419/C, formerly Regional Director of Energy and Mines of Louga, is appointed Regional Director of Mines of Louga;

• Mr. Gane THIAO, Geologist, payroll number 700 016/B, formerly Regional Director of Energy and Mines of Fatick, is appointed Regional Director of Mines of Fatick;

• Mr. Omar YALLY, Geologist, payroll number 724 421/F, formerly Regional Director of Energy and Mines of Saint-Louis, is appointed Regional Director of Mines of Saint-Louis;

• Mr. Ibrahima BA, Geologist, payroll number 700 004/C, formerly Regional Director of Energy and Mines of Matam, is appointed Regional Director of Mines of Matam;

• Mr. Elhadji Omar DIOUF, Environmentalist, payroll number 750 856/H, formerly Regional Director of Energy and Mines of Sédhiou, is appointed Regional Director of Mines of Sédhiou;

• Mr. Pascal Mangue FAYE, Geological Engineer, payroll number 752 005/A, formerly Regional Director of Energy and Mines of Kolda, is appointed Regional Director of Mines of Kolda.

Bacary SARR,

Minister of Communication and Relations with Institutions,

Government Spokesperson