Bassirou Diomaye Faye faces 72 hours of shutdown across Senegal’s key sectors

The G7, teachers’ unions including Cusems, and the Front syndical pour la défense du travail (FSDT) have announced a coordinated strike on October 21, 22 and 23, 2026. Teachers are protesting the failure to honor an agreement signed with the authorities on April 16, while the FSDT, led by the CNTS, is widening the dispute to the government’s social policy. An information meeting was held on October 16, and a peaceful national march is planned in Dakar on October 20, from FASTEF to the Jet d’Eau roundabout. The unions describe the march as a final warning before the strike, as the government has yet to resume negotiations.