2024 in Senegal explained

Events in the year 2024 in Senegal.

Incumbents

• President: Macky Sall (until 2 April); Bassirou Diomaye Faye (since 2 April)
• Prime Minister: Amadou Ba (until 6 March); Sidiki Kaba (until 3 April); Ousmane Sonko (since 3 April)

Events

February

• 3 February: Macky Sall announces the postponement of presidential elections on 25 February.^[1]
• 5 February: Following unrest within the chamber, the National Assembly votes to postpone the presidential elections until 15 December.^[2]
• 10 February: Violent protests break out nationwide in response to the postponement of the presidential elections.^[3]
• 15 February: The Senegalese Constitutional Council strikes down the decision to postpone and reschedule the election by Macky Sall and the National Assembly as unconstitutional^[4] and orders the government to hold elections as soon as possible.^[5]
• 23 February: Macky Sall states he will leave the presidency in April, but does not give a specific date for the presidential election.^[6]

March

• 6 March:
  • The government sets the first round of presidential elections on 24 March.
  • Macky Sall dismisses Amadou Ba as prime minister to allow him to focus on his election campaign, and replaces him with Interior Minister Sidiki Kaba.
• 24 March: 2024 Senegalese presidential election;^[7] Bassirou Diomaye Faye is elected president.^[8]

April

• 2 April: Bassirou Diomaye Faye is inaugurated as president.^[9]
• 3 April: President Faye appoints Ousmane Sonko as prime minister.^[10]
• 16 April: Customs authorities seize 1,140 kilograms of cocaine valued at $146 million from a lorry in Kidira, near the Malian border, the largest drug haul inside Senegalese soil.^[11]

May

• 9 May: Ten people are injured after a Boeing 737 passenger aircraft operated by TransAir on behalf of Air Sénégal and carrying 85 passengers and crew partially catches fire and skids on the runway during takeoff at Blaise Diagne International Airport outside Dakar.^[12]

June

• 11 June: Production begins at the Sangomar oil field, the country's first offshore oil field.^[13]

August

• 13 August: Multiple media outlets stop publication and broadcasts as part of a "blackout day" to protest an alleged crackdown by the government on press freedoms.^[14]

September

• 2 September: A majority of MPs in the National Assembly votes against a proposed constitutional amendment abolishing the High Council of regional governments and the Economic, Social and Environmental Council.^[15]
• 8 September: At least 26 people are killed after a boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of Mbour.^[16]
• 9 September: At least 16 people are killed and 22 are injured after a bus and a lorry collide near Ndangalma.^[17]
• 12 September: President Faye dissolves the National Assembly and orders snap elections for the chamber on 17 November.^[18]
• 22 September: Thirty people are found dead on a boat believed to be carrying migrants off the coast of Dakar.^[19]

November

• 17 November: 2024 Senegalese parliamentary election: The PASTEF party of President Faye and Prime Minister Sonko wins a majority in the National Assembly.^[20]
• 29 November: France officially recognises the killing of up to 400 members of the Tirailleurs Sénégalais by the French Army in Thiaroye in 1944 as a massacre.^[21]

Holidays

^[22]

• 1 January - New Year's Day
• 1 April - Easter Monday
• 4 April - Independence Day
• 10 April – Korité
• 1 May - Labour Day
• 20 May - Whit Monday
• 17 June – Tabaski
• 16 July – Tamkharit
• 15 August - Assumption Day
• 22 August - Grand Magal of Touba
• 15 September – The Prophet's Birthday
• 1 November - All Saints' Day
• 25 December - Christmas Day

Art and entertainment

• List of Senegalese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Deaths

• 5 April – Mahammed Dionne, 64, Prime Minister (2014-2019).^[23]
• 24 September – Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, 103, politician, director-general of UNESCO (1974–1987)^[24]

External links

• Online calendar

Notes and References

1. Web site: 3 February 2024 . Au Sénégal, le président, Macky Sall, annonce le report sine die de l'élection présidentielle . 3 February 2024 . Le Monde . fr . 5 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240205043716/https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2024/02/03/au-senegal-le-president-macky-sall-annonce-le-report-sine-die-de-l-election-presidentielle_6214594_3212.html . live .
2. Web site: 5 February 2024 . Senegal on the brink after elections postponed . 5 February 2024 . BBC . en . 6 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240206003245/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68209178 . live .
3. Web site: Violent protests erupt in Senegal after president postpones elections . 2024-02-10 . Sky News . en.
4. Web site: 16 February 2024 . Senegal's Constitutional Council overturns delay of Feb. 25 presidential poll . 16 February 2024 . France 24 . en.
5. Web site: 16 February 2024 . Senegal's president says election will be as soon as possible, after court overturns delay . 17 February 2024 . Associated Press . en.
6. Web site: 2024-02-22 . Senegal's president says he'll leave office in April, but gives no date for elections . 2024-02-23 . AP News . en.
7. News: Senegal president announces March election . 7 March 2024 . . 6 March 2024 . en.
8. Web site: 2024-03-29 . Senegal top court confirms Faye's election victory . 2024-03-30 . The Canberra Times . en-AU . 29 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240329210812/https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8574034/senegal-top-court-confirms-fayes-election-victory/ . live .
9. Web site: Bassirou Diomaye Faye sworn in as Senegal's new president after dramatic ascent . France 24 . 2 April 2024 . 2 April 2024 . 2 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240402123651/https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20240402-senegal-s-youngest-president-faye-to-take-office-pledging-reforms . live .
10. Web site: Senegal president names opposition leader Ousmane Sonko as PM . France 24 . 3 April 2024 . 3 April 2024 .
11. Web site: Senegal seizes nearly 1,140kgs of cocaine . Africanews . 16 April 2024 . 16 April 2024 .
12. News: Plane skids off runway in Senegal, injuring 10 people . Africanews . 9 May 2024 . 9 May 2024 .
13. News: Production starts at Senegal's first offshore oil field . France 24 . 11 June 2024 . 11 June 2024 .
14. News: Senegal's media outlets stage a blackout day to bring attention to press freedom concerns . Associated Press . 14 August 2024 . 14 August 2024 .
15. News: Senegal: Opposition Mps reject dissolution of 2 state bodies, block revision of Constitution . Africanews . 4 September 2024 . 4 September 2024 .
16. Web site: September 11, 2024 . Captain of migrant boat tragedy in Senegal turns himself in as death toll rises to 26 . Associated Press.
17. Web site: 16 dead, 22 injured in Senegal road crash . 2024-09-09 . al-Arabiya . en.
18. Web site: Senegal's president dissolves parliament to call a snap legislative election . 2024-09-13 . Associated Press . 12 September 2024 . en.
19. Web site: At least 30 bodies found on a boat along a migrant route off Senegal . 2024-09-23 . Associated Press . 23 September 2024 . en.
20. Web site: Senegal's radical government claims 'large victory' in legislative polls . 18 November 2024 . BBC . en.
21. Web site: France admits colonial 'massacre', says Senegal's leader . 29 November 2024 . BBC . en.
22. Web site: Senegal Public Holidays 2024. 2 December 2023 . Public Holidays Global.
23. Web site: Agence France Presse . Former Senegal Prime Minister And Presidential Candidate Dies . 2024-04-05 . Barron's . en-US.
24. Web site: 2024-09-24 . Former Unesco head Amadou Mahtar Mbow dead at 103 . 2024-09-24 . The Business Times . en.