The Senegalese president Macky Sall has appointed his Prime Minister Amadou Ba as the new Minister of Sports and Minister of Livestock and Animal Production effective 24th April 2023.
The Prime Minister is given additional responsibilities to oversee these ministries following the resignation oft he Yankhoba Diatara, Sports Minister, and Aly Saleh Diop, Minister of Livestock and Animal Production.
The duo are key members of the Rewmi political party belonging to Idrissa Seck, former president of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (EESC), who resigned today. Mr. Seck has announced his intention to contest as a presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election.