Ousmane Sonko, President of the National Assembly, delivered seven legislative proposals from President Bassirou Diomaye Faye during the opening of the first extraordinary session. None of these bills will be discussed during this session.

The National Assembly convened its first extraordinary session following a bureau meeting held on August 6. During the session, the President of the National Assembly informed lawmakers about the receipt of multiple bills introduced by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye.

Seven international agreements and six domestic proposals on the agenda

These seven bills include:

• Ratification of the Marrakech Treaty to improve access to printed works for visually impaired individuals;
• Ratification of amendments to Articles 50(a) and 56 of the International Civil Aviation Convention;
• Approval of a military and technical cooperation agreement between Senegal and the Republic of the Congo;
• Ratification of an extradition agreement between Senegal and the United Arab Emirates;
• Approval of a convention on the transfer of sentenced persons between Senegal and the United Arab Emirates;
• Ratification of a mutual legal assistance treaty in criminal matters between Senegal and the United Arab Emirates;
• Ratification of a mutual legal assistance treaty in criminal matters between Senegal and Italy.

Despite their submission, none of these seven proposals will be debated during the current extraordinary session. Ousmane Sonko clarified that they may be reviewed in future extraordinary sessions or during the regular session.

Instead, the session’s agenda includes three bills, two proposals, and six proposals for establishing a parliamentary inquiry commission. These focus on:

• A new Labor Code;
• A new Social Security Code;
• Measures to protect critical information infrastructure and digital security.

Urgent constitutional and financial reforms under scrutiny

The deputies will also examine two key proposals over the next fifteen days:

• A proposal to amend Article 37 of the Constitution regarding asset declarations by the President of the Republic;
• A proposal on the legal framework for special credits.

These will be reviewed under an urgent procedure at the request of their authors.

The session will also address six proposals for establishing parliamentary inquiry commissions. These address:

• Issues in land management;
• State-owned property transactions;
• Financial mechanisms like Total Return Swaps (TRS);
• Alleged irregularities in procurement and execution of contracts for the “One Student, One Computer” program;
• Revenue losses and management of tax exemptions;
• Conditions for issuing and renewing fishing licenses.