Government of Senegal Unveils Vision Sénégal 2050 Blueprint Centered on Economic Sovereignty and Industrial Value Chains

DIAMNIADIO, SENEGAL — In an address delivered before national economic actors and foreign diplomatic missions at the CICAD center in Diamniadio, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko formally presented 'Vision Sénégal 2050: A Sovereign, Just and Prosperous Nation.'

The 25-year structural plan articulates a decisive departure from consumption-based debt financing toward domestic industrial transformation, agricultural food sovereignty, and transparent governance of natural gas and mineral resources.

Key performance pillars include tripling domestic per-capita manufacturing output, reducing youth unemployment to single digits by 2035, and phasing out raw agricultural imports through localized rice, wheat, and edible oil processing clusters.

The government confirmed that an independent public audit of sovereign mining contracts and tax exemptions will be completed by year-end, ensuring that state revenues are reinvested into universal technical education and clean regional energy networks.