The political segment of the 11th annual review of UEMOA community reforms took place this Tuesday in Dakar, following a brief one-day postponement. The session, attended by the President of the UEMOA Commission, Abdoulaye Diop, highlighted that while Senegal maintains a generally satisfactory performance across 145 evaluated reforms, a slight decline of 2.14 percentage points compared to 2024 has prompted calls for swift corrective action.
During the high-level meeting in Dakar, the Senegalese Minister of Finance and Budget and the Commission President reviewed the findings from the technical phase completed in November 2025. Senegal currently holds a provisional implementation rate of 76.45% for the 145 reforms under review, down from the 78.59% achieved across 132 reforms in 2024.
This marginal dip is largely attributed to setbacks in two specific areas: economic governance and convergence, as well as structural reforms, which saw a combined decrease of 6.3 points. Key issues identified include the failure to submit the 2024 report from the single window for filing financial statements to the Commission. Additionally, sectors such as culture, tourism, handicrafts, quality control, and the business environment have been flagged as priority areas requiring urgent attention.
“The outcomes of this political phase will be formally presented to the Prime Minister during an upcoming audience with the President of the Commission,” stated Finance and Budget Minister Cheikh Diba.
Despite these challenges, several sectors demonstrated significant progress. Agriculture, livestock, fisheries, and the environment saw a 12-point increase, while human and social development rose by 6.5 points. The energy sector improved by 3 points, and the modernization of legal, accounting, and statistical frameworks grew by 5.5 points. These gains reflect a positive sector-specific momentum that the government intends to build upon.
Abdoulaye Diop emphasized that this review process, established by the Conference of Heads of State in October 2013, is designed to track collective progress toward UEMOA treaty goals, pinpoint bottlenecks, and provide actionable solutions. Since 2014, Senegal has undergone ten such reviews with consistently positive outcomes. This current session marks the eleventh edition and the second held under the biennial political format adopted in July 2023.
To ensure these recommendations lead to concrete results, the Senegalese authorities confirmed that a special briefing will be held for the Prime Minister. This move serves as a clear directive to all relevant administrative bodies to speed up alignment with regional standards before the next assessment cycle.
