Senegal is entering a new political and economic sequence with the appointment of Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo as Prime Minister. Selected by the President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to succeed Ousmane Sonko, this official with a discreet but respected profile becomes the 17th Prime Minister of Senegal's history.
This appointment marks the arrival at the Primature of a man whose journey is deeply linked to the great economic and monetary institutions of West Africa. Economist of training, recognized specialist in macroeconomics, financial markets and Islamic finance, Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo embodies the profile of the experienced technocrat, able to lead the country's major economic reforms in a particularly demanding regional and international context.
Originally from a generation trained in Senegalese academic excellence, he is a former student of the prestigious Military Prytanée of Saint-Louis, one of the most selective establishments of the pays. In 1985, he obtained a bachelor's degree in science with honours Good and finished major of his promotion, before pursuing graduate studies in economics at theSheikh Anta Diop University.
Very soon attracted to monetary and financial issues, he completed his course with a Diploma of Banking Techniques in the West African Centre of Training and Banking Studies in Dakar. Years later, it will further strengthen its international expertise withn Executive Master in Islamic Finance obtained in 2023INCEIF Universitya global reference institution in the field of Islamic finance.
His professional ascent began in 1987 when he joined the Central Bank of West African States. For almost four decades, he rose systematically to the ranks of the West African monetary institution, occupying several strategic positions that would make him one of the best connoisseurs of UEMOA's financial mechanisms.
Within BCEAO, Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo directs successively market operations, banking activities and the financing of economies, before taking the lead in the organisation and information systems. These responsibilities enable it to be at the heart of the major financial changes in the region: modernisation of banking systems, financial regulation, monetary integration and financing of national economies.
In 2016, he was appointed National Director of BCEAO for the Sénégal, a highly strategic function in a country considered one of the economic drivers of the West African Economic and Monetary Union. Its mastery of macroeconomic issues and its reputation for rigour reinforce its influence in economic and institutional circles.
In 2021, he became an advisor to the Governor of BCEAO, before being promoted to Secretary General of the institution in 2024. A consecration for this man of records, appreciated for his discretion, his method and his in-depth knowledge of regional economic balances.
The year 2024 marks his official entry into Senegalese government. The President Bassirou Diomaye Faye He was first given the post of Secretary General of the Government, before appointing him in 2025 Minister responsible for the management of the Agenda Senegal 2050, the great strategic repository which is supposed to transform the Senegalese economy in a sustainable way.
His appointment to the Primature takes place in a context where economic expectations are immense: economic sovereignty, industrialization, reform of public finances, exploitation of gas and oil resources, employment of young people, financing for development and strategic repositioning of Senegal in a changing international environment.
With Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo, President Diomaye Faye seems to rely on a technical and institutional profile, able to reassure economic partners while accelerating the implementation of the major structural reforms promised to the Senegalese.
The new Prime Minister will now have to turn his technocratic expertise into concrete political results. A major challenge for those who today enter the political history of Senegal.
