Saraya, Oct 18 (APS) – The President of the Republic of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, asked, Friday, the administrative authorities and the defense and security forces of the Kédougou region (south-east), to Firmly apply the suspension of mining activities over a radius of 500 meters around Falémé.
President Faye spoke in the village of Sansamba in the Saraya department to note the effective implementation of the decree prohibiting mining activities on the Falémé as well as clandestine gold panning operations throughout the Kédougou region.
“We had to come and see first-hand the level of application of the decree and further instruct the decentralized authorities and the defense and security forces to ensure that this measure is correctly applied over the duration which is planned, namely by to June 2027,” said the head of state.
“It takes firmness to enforce the decree over time and under the leadership of Madam Governor the demarcations are made,” said Mr. Faye
The President of the Republic Bassirou Diomaye Faye who is traveling in the Kédougou region, was in the company of the governor of the region, Mariama Traoré, the prefect of the department of Saraya, Babacar Diagne and the defense and security forces .
A consultation and dialogue framework for the depollution of the Falémé, the main tributary of the Senegal River, which constitutes the natural border between Senegal and Mali, was set up on Wednesday August 7, 2024, in Kidira, in the Tambacounda region. (East).
On July 18, 2024, the Council of Ministers examined and adopted a draft decree prohibiting mining activities and the granting of operating permits in the Falémé area, the most important tributary of the Senegal River.
On August 2, 2024, the Minister of the Environment and Ecological Transition, Daouda Ngom, announced the ban on mining activities for a period of three years in the buffer zones located 500 meters from the banks of the Falémé
Mr. Ngom spoke with the Senegalese Press Agency (APS), on the eve of the national reforestation and clean-up days organized on Saturday August 3 and Sunday August 4, 2024 in Touba and the rest of the country.
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