Senegal, two Years into the Macky Sall Administration - International Reports
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Senegal, two Years into the Macky Sall Administration
by
Andrea Kolb, Dr. Ute Gierczynski-Bocandé
Stability, Better Governance but Few Tangible Results
The peaceful transition of power from President Abdoulaye Wade to President Macky Sall in April 2012 raised high expectations among the people of Senegal. In his government program Sall set out five priorities: agricultural reforms, price reductions in basic foodstuffs, solving the energy crisis, settlement of the Casamance conflict and streamlining government institutions. But his main task is to restore the government’s legitimacy.