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Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has vowed to return financial accountability to Senegal after his predecessor had left billions of dollars in hidden debt.
Africa News reports that Faye himself is exempt from the new transparency law.
Senegal’s government has presented an amendment that will expand the 2014 asset declaration law for top public officers.
The new law applies to public prosecutors, investigating judges, local authorities, auditors, and directors of public companies. They will have to declare their assets at the beginning of their terms and end of their tenure.
However, opposition politicians have criticized the proposal for leaving President Faye out of the declaration requirements.
