Agents from the Ministry of Mines and Geology are conclave in Saly to carry out the diagnosis of their sector. This, within the framework of the update of the letter of Sectoral Development Policy 2017-2023 of the said ministry.

The State of Senegal has adopted a new economic and social development policy to accelerate its march towards emergence. And he retained the mining sector as one of the priority sectors for growth, job creation and foreign direct investment.

"The Head of State, Mr. Macky Sall had the ingenious idea, through decree no. Senegal, a Department of Mines and Geology", assured Minister Oumar Sarr.

But given the limits of the 2003 Mining Code, the State considers it appropriate and relevant to review the legal and regulatory framework of the sector.

As a result, new directions have been taken to better address the major issues and challenges facing the sector. In particular, the definition of new budget programs taking into account the two sub-sectors (Mines and Geology) and the notion of gender in budget documents, the development and validation of a 2020-2022 strategic roadmap oriented towards better development and transformation of mining potential. The modernization of tools for controlling and monitoring mining operations, the enhancement of geosites through the creation of geoparks, among other orientations.

In order to allow the mining sector "to continue to play its part as the main source of revenue for the State, but also that of a driving force for other sectors of the economy (agriculture, construction, industry, etc.), the framework of its 2017-2023 Sectoral Development Policy letter will be updated.