Nouveau Patron du Club des investisseurs sénégalais : Amadou Ly étale ses ambitions
The Senegalese Investors Club (CIS) opens a new chapter this Saturday with the election of Amadou Ly as its president. The CEO of Akilee succeeds Pierre Goudiaby Atepa and inherits an organization he intends to position as a key player in strategic investments in Senegal.
Elected head of the CIS following the Ordinary General Assembly, Amadou Ly first expressed a sense of "accountability" for the responsibility entrusted to him. He paid tribute to the club's founders, notably Babacar Ngom, who in 2018 launched the idea of bringing together major national investors within a "national economic team of Senegal." "More than a feeling of pride, it is a duty that drives me today," he declared, emphasizing the trust placed in him to lead the organization during the 2026-2029 term.
To make the CIS the State's preferred interlocutor
The new president unveiled the main priorities of his mandate through a strategic plan structured around six key areas, including four major pillars: investment, partnerships, internal solidarity, and social impact. According to him, the CIS's main distinguishing feature lies in its focus on investment issues. While other employers' organizations address fiscal or social concerns, the CIS aims to concentrate its efforts on financing and implementing structuring projects. The stated ambition is clear: to make the Senegalese Investors Club, by 2030, "the leading partner of the Senegalese government" for all strategic investments, whether public or private.
"The Senegalese private sector can finance major projects."
Amadou Ly also sought to dismantle a persistent misconception: the supposed inability of the national private sector to undertake large-scale projects. "That's a false idea," he insisted, asserting that Senegalese companies possess the necessary skills to structure significant financing and carry out major projects. For him, the difficulty lies not in the technical or financial capabilities of local actors, but in the role they are given. "When you're relegated to the position of subcontractor in your own country, things become complicated," he lamented, advocating for greater involvement of Senegalese investors in the management of strategic projects.
A plea for more efficient administration, Partnerships open to the world
The new president of the CIS also emphasized the need to improve the efficiency of the public administration. According to him, streamlining government operating expenses can be a significant driver of growth. He believes that projects aimed at modernizing public services could simultaneously reduce certain budgetary burdens while creating new business and job opportunities for Senegalese companies.
On the international front, Amadou Ly reaffirmed his commitment to Senegal's economic openness. He hopes to develop partnerships with employers' organizations and foreign investors while ensuring that national companies play a central role in projects undertaken in the country.
“The French, the Chinese, the Turks, the Russians, the Africans—all are welcome in Senegal,” he declared. However, he added, foreign investors would benefit from relying on Senegalese entrepreneurs, who understand the local environment, the economic realities, and the cultural nuances.
Finally, the new president of the CIS intends to promote a model based on balanced partnerships, where national investors would be the main drivers of structuring projects designed to accelerate the creation of wealth, jobs and value in Senegal.
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