RTS strike suspended as government pledges phased agreement from 2027

The Senegalese government has pledged to implement the Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise (RTS) company agreement gradually from January 2027. Following talks involving the ministers of Communication and Labour and Matar Silla, the Prime Minister’s representative, unions SYNPICS and SYNPAP suspended their planned action. They had announced a strike for October 31 and November 1–2, as well as a boycott of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. The dispute escalated in July after RTS director general Pape Alé Niang suspended the agreement.