MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 08th April, 2019) Senegalese President Macky Sall on Sunday presented renewed composition of the country's government and a shortened list of ministers, local media reported, citing the Senegalese prime minister.
On Saturday, media reported that Sall instructed the government to launch new reform process, including to scrap the post of prime minister.
The Dakaractu media outlet said that the cabinet would now include 32 ministers instead of 39, while 25 percent of them would be women. Moreover, Sall introduced posts of three secretaries-general, and current Prime Minister Mohammed Dionne is expected to assume one of them.
At the same time, the average age of ministers has declined, according to the media outlet.
In February, Sall won a second term in the first round of the Senegalese presidential election with 58.3 percent of the vote.
