Dakar, Oct 19 (APS) – The visit begun Friday by the Head of State to the areas located along the Falémé, in eastern Senegal, is one of the most prominent subjects in the delivery of Saturday from the daily press.
“Bassirou Diomaye Faye on attack”, displays Le Soleil, displaying an image of the President of the Republic in military combat uniform, looking determined, as he embarks for Kédougou.
In this region located in the south-east of Senegal, the Head of State went to Kharakhéna and Sansamba, “to ensure the effectiveness of the decree prohibiting mining activities along the river”, reports Le Soleil.
“On site,” the newspaper reports, “he said he was reassured about the firmness necessary for the long-term application of the decree prohibiting mining activities 500m from the watercourse.”
In these two localities that he visited in the Kédougou region, Bassirou Diomaye Faye “launched a message of firmness for the application of the decree prohibiting traditional gold panning along the Falémé”, also reports Sud Quotidien, which specifies that this presidential trip aimed to “assess the impacts of the recent floods caused” in this part of the country by rising rivers.
“Message of firmness” against gold panning along the Falémé
This situation, with its “lot of affected populations, damage to crops and land”, has “not left the President of the Republic indifferent”, who “went to the bedside of those affected […]” of this region, he adds.
The President of the Republic also took the opportunity of this trip to “launch a message of firmness for the application of the decree prohibiting traditional gold panning along the Falémé”, notes Sud Quotidien.
The newspaper L’Observateur, referring to the situation of floods in the north of Senegal, displays: “The Fouta on its knees in the waters”. He reports that in this part of the country, “the rising waters have plunged the residents of the Dandé Mayo into permanent and persecuting anguish”.
“Despite efforts to stem the water with makeshift means, the victims are overwhelmed by the loss of their property, the spread of diseases and the glaring lack of assistance”, with “submerged villages”, “houses and destroyed crops,” insists this publication.
At the same time, the newspapers echo the latest outings, against the power, of two of the main opposition coalitions. “Grouped shooting by the opposition on Diomaye-Sonko”, notes the daily L’As on this subject. “Diomaye and Sonko drowned in criticism”, also displays the newspaper Le Quotidien.
“Effervescence” one week before the legislative campaign
The head of the national list of the “Samm sa Kaddu” coalition and mayor of Dakar, Barthélémy Dias, in particular, “did not miss the regime in place and its cronies”, estimates Le Quotidien. The Alliance for the Republic (APR), the formation of former President Macky Sall, was also “intractable with the current regime”, according to the same newspaper.
“Facing the press yesterday for the official launch of Sàmm sa Kàddu, Barthélémy Dias and his comrades vowed to curb the ‘drifts’ of power once they have a majority in the Assembly [nationale]. The head of the coalition list broke the silence and attacked the Diomaye-Sonko duo,” reports Bès Bi Le Jour.
“Samm sa Kaddu is strafing the power”, underlines Source A, The information noting that Barthélémy Dias and Cie “shot red bullets at Diomaye and Sonko, who, for them, put the country on a trajectory which leads straight to the impasse”.
“It’s already the start of the battle”, in view of the anticipated legislative elections on November 17, notes Walfquotidien. “There is excitement on the political scene one week before the start of the electoral campaign […]. The parties and coalitions are already in action,” notes the newspaper.
