Control of Special Funds: Ousmane Sonko Achieves His Goal Against Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Members of parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill to strengthen parliamentary oversight of special funds, amending the organic law of February 26, 2020. The government plans to refer the bill to the Constitutional Council, which has previously sided with the executive. The government’s amendments to Article 14 and Article 70 were rejected by the Assembly, despite their opposition. Moussa Sarr states that these changes do not undermine transparency or increased oversight but aim to align with community directives and the division of powers.