Dr Boubacar Sy appointed director of Pikine Central Fish Market

Author: senenews.comPublished on: October 27, 2026Country: Senegal
Business & EconomyPolitics
Dr Boubacar Sy appointed director of Pikine Central Fish Market

Dr Boubacar Sy, a pharmacist and epidemiologist, has been appointed director of the Central Fish Market in Pikine, Dakar. He succeeds Aliou Baldé at the helm of the key fishing-sector facility. Sy is also active in politics: he is a founding member of Kiiraay/Les patriotes républicains and the party’s municipal coordinator in Lat Mingué, in the Kaolack department.

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