During the opening of the first extraordinary session of the National Assembly, President Ousmane Sonko announced that seven legislative proposals submitted by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye would not be included in the session’s agenda. The announcement came as the assembly convened following a formal summons issued by the bureau on August 6.

The seven bills, all emanating from the Executive branch, cover a range of international agreements and conventions that President Bassirou Diomaye Faye sought to ratify. These include the Marrakech Treaty to facilitate access to published works for visually impaired individuals, amendments to the International Civil Aviation Convention, and military cooperation agreements with the Republic of Congo and the United Arab Emirates. Additionally, the bills address extradition treaties, mutual legal assistance in criminal matters with the UAE and Italy, and the transfer of convicted persons between Senegal and the UAE.

Agenda for the session

While the seven presidential bills were set aside for now, the session’s agenda includes three government bills and eight legislative proposals. Among the key items are bills addressing labor codes, social security, and the protection of critical information infrastructure and digital security.

Urgent legislative proposals

Two particularly significant proposals will be fast-tracked under urgent procedures. The first seeks to amend Article 37 of the Constitution, specifically regarding asset declarations by the President of the Republic. The second proposal focuses on the legal framework governing special credits.

The extraordinary session will also see the examination of six proposals for parliamentary inquiry commissions. These include investigations into alleged mismanagement of land, irregularities in the sale of state-owned buildings, the use of financial mechanisms like Total Return Swaps by the government, discrepancies in the distribution of laptops under the “One Student, One Computer” program, tax revenue losses, and the issuance and renewal of fishing licenses.