Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye met with Mauritania's newly appointed Energy Minister Mohamed Ould Abdel Vetah on October 15, 2026, to advance regional energy cooperation, including the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim gas project and OMVS initiatives between the two nations.

The International Monetary Fund reached a staff-level agreement with Senegal on a 2.2 billion dollar Extended Credit Facility to support economic reforms through 2029, contingent on executive board approval and addressing prior financial misreporting issues.