One year since his historic election, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s record is mixed.<\/p>\n
Faye and his Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko promised a reset of the economy, a war on corruption and food sovereignty.<\/p>\n
His opponents say Faye’s government has not shown enough ambition while supporters express confidence in his vision.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe project is so far good,” said a youthful resident of Dakar.<\/p>\n
”We’re confident it is going to work. But they have to accept criticism,” he added.<\/p>\n
But not everyone agrees.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe haven’t seen any of the promises from the government [implemented],” said one motorcycle taxi driver.<\/p>\n
”They had asked us to fight by promising young people projects and assuring us that there would be work. But we haven’t seen anything yet,\u201d he argued.<\/p>\n
Since his election, Faye has made interventions to reduce food inflation, conducted an audit of the previous government and launched a plan to revitalize agriculture.<\/p>\n
But the opposition says it is not enough.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is indeed a disappointment. Insofar as the referential document is concerned, there are no projects they have launched that actually emanate from their referential called Senegal Vision 2050. I think that, for the time being, we need to find mechanisms to revive our economy,\u201d said Mouhamdou M. Mane, a leader in the opposition.<\/p>\n
The government headed by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has launched a major campaign to clean up the administration, reduce waste and optimize public finances.<\/p>\n
\u201cI consider the balance sheet to be generally positive. When you look at two laws, justice, which was a bit of a weak point, and which was much criticized, he organized a conference on justice,” said political analyst Mamadou Thior.<\/p>\n
Whatever the outcome of Faye’s first year in power, the Senegalese still expect more from his government, especially on the social and economic fronts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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