Amadou Ba
DAKAR, Sept 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — Senegalese President Macky Sall appointed a new prime minister on Saturday, a position he abolished in 2019 and reinstated last year.
According to a presidential decree, the inspector of taxes and domains Amadou Ba was appointed the prime minister and he received instructions to form a cabinet during the day.
Aged 61, the new prime minister was Minister of Economy and Finance (2013-2019) under the regime of Macky Sall, then Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad (2019-2020).
In place since November 2020, the outgoing government had 33 ministers and four Secretaries of State. — NNN-XINHUA
