Senegalese Prime Minister Ahmadou Alhaminou Mohamed LO is on a working and friendship visit from 18 to 19 October 2026 in Côte d'Ivoire. This visit will be marked by a working session between the two Prime Ministers and their respective delegations, as well as high-level audiences.
The Head of Government is accompanied by the Ministers of the Interior, Trade, Agriculture, as well as the Minister to the Minister of Economy, Finance and Budget, in charge of Economy, Planning and Cooperation. Upon arrival, the delegation was welcomed at the Félix-Houphouët-BOIGNY International Airport in Abidjan by his Ivorian counterpart, Robert Beugré MAMBÉ.
Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire, the two largest economies in the UEMOA zone, intend to strengthen their economic ties. Already in April 2024, during his visit, Head of State Bassirou Diomaye Faye had laid the foundations.
For him, it is essential that the two countries align to further strengthen the union and unity within the major regional and sub-regional entities that we share. According to him, Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire can do a great deal in terms of cooperation.
"We can do even more, particularly in priority sectors such as agriculture with the development of cooperatives in Côte d'Ivoire, from which we want to draw significant inspiration, and in other areas such as livestock, defense, security, education, and even energy," said Bassirou Diomaye Faye. He considers that for both countries, recent mining discoveries are a historic opportunity for the two governments to pool knowledge, efforts, and strategies to derive the best returns from these resources.
"Together we can exploit many potentialities that exist in both countries and strengthen this economic and commercial cooperation that we have maintained throughout, but which must, with each administration, experience further growth," he indicated. The visit of the Senegalese Head of Government to Abidjan takes place in a specific economic and financial context.
Senegal obtained a technical agreement regarding the FMI on 1er September last, after two years of waiting. It is accompanied by a disbursement of two 2,2 billion dollars.
At the same time, the country is rolling out its Debt Treatment Plan. Furthermore, within the framework of the G20 Common Framework, negotiations began on 6 October last with the Creditor Committees.
The total amount involved currently stands at 18 300 billion FCFA. At a time when the debt is approaching 132% of PIB.
Published on 19/10/26 11:16 Mouhamadou Dieng