The 11th annual review of UEMOA’s community reforms concluded in Dakar on Tuesday, following a one-day postponement. The political phase of the session was attended by Abdoulaye Diop, President of the UEMOA Commission. While Senegal maintains an overall satisfactory performance across 145 assessed reforms, the 2.14-point decline compared to 2024 has prompted authorities to consider urgent corrective measures.
Key findings from the UEMOA reform review in Senegal
During the eleventh edition of the annual review of UEMOA’s political, programmatic, and project reforms in Dakar, Senegal’s Minister of Finance and Budget, alongside the UEMOA Commission President, validated the conclusions of the technical phase conducted in November 2025. The provisional implementation rate for Senegal stands at 76.45% across 145 evaluated reforms, down from 78.59% for 132 reforms in 2024.
This decline of 2.14 points stems primarily from underperformance in two critical areas: economic governance and convergence, as well as structural reforms, which saw a drop of 6.3 points. Among the identified shortcomings is the failure to submit the 2024 report of the Single Window for Financial Statements to the Commission. Sectors such as culture, tourism, craftsmanship, quality standards, and the business environment have emerged as priority areas requiring immediate attention.
« The results of this political phase will be presented to the Prime Minister during an audience he will grant to the President of the Commission, » announced Cheikh Diba, Senegal’s Minister of Finance and Budget.
Mixed progress across sectors
Not all sectors face challenges. Agriculture, livestock, fishing, and the environment have shown a 12-point improvement, while human and social development recorded a 6.5-point gain. The energy sector advanced by 3 points, and the modernization of legal, accounting, and statistical frameworks saw a 5.5-point rise. These sectoral gains reflect a positive dynamic that authorities aim to sustain and expand.
Abdoulaye Diop, President of the UEMOA Commission, emphasized that this exercise, established by an additional act of the Heads of State Conference on October 24, 2013, evaluates joint actions to achieve UEMOA’s treaty objectives, identifies gaps, and formulates operational recommendations. Since 2014, ten reviews have been conducted in Senegal, with generally satisfactory results. This session marks the eleventh edition and the second held under the biennial political configuration introduced by the decision of July 8, 2023.
To translate political commitment into action, Senegalese authorities announced that the findings of this political phase will be presented in a special session to the Prime Minister, in the presence of the UEMOA Commission President. This move signals a strong directive to all relevant administrations to accelerate compliance with community standards before the next review.
