The Algerian private sector is interested in Senegalese gas and oil. Employers in the sector, who met with President Macky Sall, during the 31st ordinary Summit of the Arab League, expressed the wish to operate in Senegal.MackySall‘s call at the 31st Ordinary Summit of the Arab League did not fall on deaf ears.Taking part in this historicmeeting in the Algerian capital, the current chairman of the African Union (AU) asked the Algerian private sector to come and invest in all the African continent, particularly in Senegal.« It is true that when it comes to economic cooperation, trade and investment, we can and must do even better.The lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic, the impact of the war in Ukraine, as well as the creation of the African Continental Free Trade Area should encourage us to better cooperate in key areas such as agriculture, infrastructure, mining, energy, ICT, finance, as well as the pharmaceutical and medical industry.I urgently appeal to all our partners in the Arab world, including the private sector, to continue our common efforts in this direction, taking advantage of our complementarities.It is equally important that we remain committed together in defending our shared values of culture and civilisationagainst certain trends that want to erect local practices into universal civilisational norms, » said the Head of State.Just after this speech, the Algerian private sector employers rushed to be received by the Senegalese President.President Sall received the CEO of Sonatrach, an Algerian oil and gas company, and the president of Employers Union.Algerian employers have thus expressed the wish to operate in Senegal in the pipeline industry (pipes for water and hydrocarbons), the manufacture of electrical appliances …The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Bank of Algeria, who was also received by Macky, also decided to open a bank in Senegal by December or January.Since the first Afro-Arab Summit in Cairo « 45 years ago, we have been walking together to defend our common ideals and interests, including the Palestinian cause, a more just and equitable global governance and the promotion of Afro-Arab cooperation », recalled MackySall.He commended in this regard, »the valuable contribution of the Islamic Development Bank and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa ».
By Dialigué FAYE / dialigue@lequotidien.sn

  • Translation by Ndey T. SOSSEH / Serigne S. DIAGNE