November 2026
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November 2
- Senegal's revised 2026 budget rejected again in Finance Committee as Pastef stands firm
Senegal's revised 2026 finance bill (LFR 2026) was rejected again by the National Assembly's finance committee, a fresh setback for a government that has now seen the text fail twice at the committee stage. The rejection leaves the government facing a plenary vote on a budget it has been unable to move through Parliament.
- Senegal's revised 2026 finance bill remains blocked by disagreements between the government and the Pastef party
Senegal's revised 2026 finance bill remains blocked by disagreements between the government and the Pastef party, the majority in the National Assembly. Deputies rejected the revised budget, which is described as key to a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund. The National Assembly's finance committee had already turned the text back twice before it reached the chamber.
- Unknown illness hospitalises 169 people in Kébémer in 48 hours as confinement returns
An unidentified illness has put 169 people in Kébémer, in Senegal's Louga region, in hospital within 48 hours. The origin of the symptoms remains unknown, and searches to identify it are continuing. Confinement has returned to the town.
- Senegalese gendarme killed and four wounded in collision at Dakar's Amiral Faye Gassama naval base
A gendarme was killed and four other people were wounded, three of them seriously, in an accident at the Amiral Faye Gassama naval base in Dakar. The toll of one dead and four injured, including three in a grave condition, was reported across Senegalese outlets.
- Senegal's National Assembly questions former fisheries minister Fatou Diouf on fishing licences
Senegal's National Assembly held a hearing on Monday before its parliamentary commission of inquiry into fishing licences, with former fisheries minister Fatou Diouf, identified as Dr Fatou Diouf, called to testify. The session was carried live.