Madar (Dakar) - Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Wednesday 11 November 2026 received in Paris several heads of leading industrial groups and financial institutions, including the bank Rothschild & Co and the Vinci group, on the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum, according to a statement from the Senegalese presidency reported by the state daily Le Soleil.
According to the same source, the meetings examined specific projects in energy, health and airport infrastructure, as well as the terms of their financing.
Faye set out Senegal's priorities and the reforms under way to make the country more attractive, improve transparency in public management and strengthen investment security.
Senegal intends to combine its own resources with solid partnerships with the international private sector in order to speed up the flagship projects of its Vision Senegal 2050, create jobs for young people and improve living conditions, the newspaper said.
Faye left Dakar on Monday 9 November, making Paris the first stop of a tour, and met French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee the same day. On Tuesday 10 November he spoke at the Palais de Chaillot during the high-level segment of the Summit on Childhood, held as part of the Forum, calling for the protection of children without distinction or selective treatment.
The 9th Paris Peace Forum is being held on 10 and 11 November under the theme "From sovereignty to cooperation". After Paris, the Senegalese president is due in Phnom Penh for the 20th Francophonie Summit, Le Soleil reported.
