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Senegal's new leader announces audit of oil, gas and mining sectors

Senegal's newly-elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, during the inauguration ceremony in Dakar, 2 April 2024. © Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

In his first speech to the nation since his election as president of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye said one of his first policy moves would be to audit the country’s oil, gas and mining sectors to root out corruption.

"The exploitation of our natural resources, which according to the constitution belong to the people, will receive particular attention from my government," said Faye in the president's traditional speech given the day before the country's independence day.

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