Head of state
Verified
Titles are Govpedia's English translations of the official French titles. Names follow the Primature's spelling; the Prime Minister's name is also written Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo or Lô elsewhere. Ousmane Sonko, dismissed as Prime Minister on 22 May 2026, has since been elected President of the National Assembly (not recorded here). The Prime Minister's start date comes from Vie-publique.sn, not from an official page.
- Head of state
- Bassirou Diomaye FayePresident
- Head of government
- Ahmadou Alhaminou Mohamed LoPrime Minister · since 25 May 2026
- System
- Presidential republicCapital: Dakar
- UN e-government rank
- 135 of 193EGDI 2024
Senegal is a presidential republic[1]. The head of state is President Bassirou Diomaye Faye[3][4]. The government is led by Prime Minister Ahmadou Alhaminou Mohamed Lo, in office since 1 Jun 2026[4][5][6]. Govpedia records 32 members of its cabinet.
At a glance[2]
- Capital
- Dakar
- Region
- Western Africa
- Area
- 196,722 km²
- Language
- French
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (Fr)
- People
- Senegalese
- Borders
- Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania
- Calling code
- +221
- Internet domain
- .sn
Leadership
Who leads the state
Head of government
VerifiedExecutive
Lo government
32 of 32 verified on official pages
Composition fixed by Decree No. 2026-1130 of 1 June 2026: the Prime Minister and 31 members, including four ministers attached to other ministers (ministres auprès), who are listed here as members of the government. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
Digital government, measured
UN E-Government Development Index[13]
2024
0.516rank 135 of 193
- Online services0.478
- Human capital0.338
- Telecom infrastructure0.733
Record of changes
Timeline
1 Jun 2026
Decree No. 2026-1130 sets the composition of the new government led by Prime Minister Lo.[7][9]
Verified25 May 2026
Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo is appointed Prime Minister.[6][10]
Sourced22 May 2026
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye ends Ousmane Sonko's functions as Prime Minister by Decree No. 2026-1128, ending the functions of the whole government.[11]
Sourced6 Sept 2025
Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announces a reshuffle of his government.[12]
Sourced
Evidence
Sources
- [1]List of countries by system of government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [2]World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
- [3]Présidence de la République du Sénégal
Présidence de la République du SénégalOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [4]List of current heads of state and government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [5]Le Gouvernement
Primature, République du SénégalOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [6]Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo
Vie-publique.snReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [7]Composition du nouveau Gouvernement (Décret n° 2026-1130 du 1er juin 2026)
Primature, République du SénégalOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [8]Gouvernement Lô
Vie-publique.snReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [9]Sénégal: la liste du nouveau gouvernement (Décret n° 2026-1130)
DakaractuNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [10]Sénégal: Ahmadou Al Aminou Mohamed Lô, un ancien de la Banque centrale, nommé Premier ministre
Le360 AfriqueNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [11]Le président Diomaye Faye met fin aux fonctions du Premier ministre Ousmane Sonko
SenePlusNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [12]Sénégal: Remaniement ministériel - Ousmane Sonko dévoile son nouveau gouvernement
AllAfrica (Le Soleil)NewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [13]UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026