The Senegalese Abdoulaye Diop will be at the helm of the regional institution on May 8. A revenge for the main inspector of the Treasury, adviser to President Macky Sall and former Budget Minister of Abdoulaye Wade who will face many challenges.

President in office of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of WAEMU, the Burkinabè Roch Marc Christian Kaboré formalized on April 14 the appointment of the Senegalese Abdoulaye Diop as the new Commissioner of Senegal and President of the Commission.
Despite the progress made on some zone corridors with the operationalization of juxtaposed checkpoints, many efforts still need to be made to improve the movement of people and goods, within reasonable time frames and with reasonable controls.
Another “hot” file remains that of the monetary transition. The new president, who already knows the file, will have to tackle the transition from the CFA Franc to the Eco, the new common currency of ECOWAS.
Abdoulaye Diop will have to facilitate the implementation of the Zlecaf, officially in force since January, by ensuring the adoption of the community texts necessary for its operationalization.