The announcements of the Head of State, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, in his message to the Nation on the occasion of the New Year and the official start of production of the Grand Tortoise Ahmeyim (GTA) gas field are, among other things, the key subjects in the daily newspapers received on Thursday from the Senegalese Press Agency (APS).
President Faye, inaugurated on April 2, 2024, delivered his first end-of-year message to the Nation on Tuesday evening.
According to Les Echos, ”the address to the nation of December 31 was an opportunity for the Head of State to discuss certain crucial subjects with a view to the implementation of the new framework for public policies”.
”It is about the fight against corruption through the reform of OFNAC, the declaration of assets which will now be generalized to all civil service agents, as well as nominative positions involving budgetary management, rationalization political parties, calls for candidacies, the end of all foreign military presence in Senegal at the beginning of 2025,” indicates the publication which headlines: ”Diomaye begins + his revolution+”.
Sud Quotidien notes that Bassirou Diomaye Faye was “on all fronts”. The newspaper reports that ”during this speech lasting more than 16 minutes, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, deploring the noted inflation of political parties favored by too lax an application of the texts in force, announced the holding of consultations in the near future with the aim of bringing more readability, more transparency and more rationalization to the Senegalese political system”.
According to Le Soleil, “Bassirou Diomaye Faye is committed”. ”For his first New Year’s speech, the Head of State made strong announcements which are in line with the national transformation agenda,” writes the national daily.
Source A notes that there was, in the message to the nation from the Head of State, “Jub Jubbal, Jubanti, everywhere” while Vox Populi speaks of “a unifying, but firm, lofty speech.” ‘.
”The gifts of commitment from BDF”, headlines L’Info, citing among other priorities ”the return of peace in Casamance, the improvement of the living conditions of the populations, the inclusive management of State and resources of the country, the intensification of the fight against corruption, the sanitation of the political field and the establishment of a new security doctrine excluding any foreign military presence on the national territory.
The same newspaper announces in its delivery of the day the opening of the first well of the Grand tortoise Ahméyim (GTA) deposit, located between Senegal and Mauritania.
”The first well of the Grand tortoise Ahméyim (GTA) project developed by the SMH, Pétrosen, BP and Cosmos Energy association was opened the day before yesterday. Through this opening announced in a press release, Senegal and Mauritania are beginning a new era, that of gas production, through this deposit straddling their common border,” writes the publication.
According to Le Quotidien, ”GTA is getting set up”. ”Senegal on one level” in the production of gas and oil, highlights L’As, reporting that ”the ministers responsible for Energy of Senegal and Mauritania proudly announce the official opening of the first well of the GTA project”. ”The achievement of this important milestone marks a big step in the completion of the gas production project and consolidates the partnership between Mauritania and Senegal, now destined to play a key role in the regional energy industry”, underlines the publication.
