amateurism, inconsistencies and lightness at the top of the State, by Thierno Alassane Sall

amateurism, inconsistencies and lightness at the top of the State, by Thierno Alassane Sall
amateurism, inconsistencies and lightness at the top of the State, by Thierno Alassane Sall

This map of Senegal, Agenda 2050 version, places Sédhiou in place of Kolda and vice versa. A sign that the Agenda’s graphics were botched. We do not know whether these regions will benefit from economic change, but they are already undergoing a geographical upheaval that even plate tectonics cannot explain.

How can we hope to transform a country by getting lost in its geography? The errors are numerous and reveal a worrying improvisation at the top of the State. Without taking into account the numerous mistakes, here are some other signs revealing the gaps and inconsistencies of the famous 2050 Agenda.

1/ Monetary sovereignty: a major strategic omission

How to transform a country without addressing the question of monetary sovereignty? The ruling party, however, insisted that this reform was essential to development. The total absence of mention of this issue shows a denial of their promises and betrays a lack of strategic coherence in this vision of transformation.

2/ National Pact: co-contractors ignored

The Agenda presents itself as based on a national pact, but no real consultation has taken place with the active forces. Neither civil society nor the private sector was consulted. However, the government expects 5,700 billion CFA francs from this sector to finance its five-year plan. Ignoring one’s economic partners demonstrates, at the very least, a worrying shortcoming.

3/ Growth: limited ambitions

The 2050 Agenda projects an average growth rate of 6.5 to 7%. Yet history shows that only nations reaching double-digit rates have been able to truly transform. With these timid projections, Senegal risks reproducing the same failures as in the past.

4/ Energy prices: a lost race against time

The plan promises to bring the price of electricity below 60 F CFA/kWh by 2050. But waiting 25 years to reach a rate close to that practiced today in Côte d’Ivoire (87 F CFA/kWh) is a proof of inertia. How can we talk about competitiveness with such slow reform?

5/ Culture: the forgotten symbolic element

Transforming a society in 25 years without integrating culture and heritage is a fundamental error. A vision of sustainable development requires valuing cultural identity. This agenda, purely technocratic, seems disconnected from social realities and the deep aspirations of the Senegalese.

6/ Territorial security: denial in the face of threats in the Sahel

In the heart of a security crisis in the Sahel, the 2050 Agenda remains silent on questions of territorial sovereignty and border defense. A few months ago, our government played the role of saviors of the Sahel, promising to reintegrate the AES countries into ECOWAS. Today, radio silence. The lack of a clear strategy exposes the country to serious geopolitical vulnerabilities. Without an answer to these issues, this plan is not only incomplete, but dangerously unrealistic.

7/ The present in all this?

Factually, does the Agenda presented take care of emergencies? The answer is no. Have the authorities proposed solutions to relieve the suffering of the Senegalese? The answer is no. Diomaye and Sonko did not say how they were going to get the country out of the current difficulties. They’re meeting soon, that’s called demagoguery.

Ultimately, what was supposed to be an ambitious vision for Senegal’s future turns out to be a catalog of wishful thinking. The mountain gave birth to a mouse. The Senegalese people deserve much more than an agenda without a roadmap or serious content.

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