Defending businesses
Representing members' professional interests before any national or international body.
Senegalese who believe in Senegal.
Since 1983, the National Confederation of Employers of Senegal has brought together companies and their federations to defend their interests and build, with the State, a prosperous economy.
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- Industry
- Agribusiness
- Construction
- Energy
- Transport and logistics
- Trade
- Services
- Healthcare
- Pharmacy
- Education and training
- Consulting and expertise
- Automotive
- Bakery
- Legal professions
43 years
serving Senegalese business since 1983
+85 %
of formal-sector SMEs
90 %
of private training institutes and universities
+100
seats on economic and social bodies
17
professional federations and groups
8
technical committees
One voice for all Senegalese businesses.
Bringing together
Encouraging cohesion and bringing companies together by sector.
Fostering dialogue
Providing a framework for cooperation between economic operators.
Developing Senegal
Contributing actively to economic and social prosperity and to employer unity.
The CNES Manifesto
Do we have the audacity to want the impossible?
Do we dare to want development built on confidence in our own effort?
Do we have the nerve, the insolence to dream of a prosperous Senegal, free from social distress and dealing as an equal with the great nations of this world?
And who are we to dare this dream?
Nothing less than an entrepreneurial people, reconciled with itself;
Nothing less than a nation responsible for its choices;
Nothing less than an economy where added values converge:
value added by a State that is a partner in economic and social well-being,
value added by an exemplary private sector and a people who make effort and solidarity their ideology,
value added by our opinion leaders, shapers of a collective consciousness that puts confidence in ourselves first.
And who are we to dare this dream?
Senegalese who believe in Senegal.
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Economic crisis: employers sound the alarm
Key issues
The causes we champion.
- Domestic debt
- Business environment
- Investment Code
- Public-private partnerships
- Employment and youth
- Senegal Vision 2050
- SME access to finance
- AfCFTA: a continental market to win
Domestic debt
Securing payment of State arrears to companies, a condition for their cash flow and for jobs.
Message from the President
« Economic sovereignty cannot be decreed. It is built. And it is built with strong businesses. »
2026-2027 roadmap
Five priorities for businesses.
Improve the business environment
Administrative simplification, shorter payment times, legal certainty for investment and a stable regulatory framework.
Support business competitiveness
Measures to help national companies raise their productivity in the face of ever stronger international competition.
Promote employment and skills
In a country where half the population is under 25, matching training with jobs is a central challenge.
Support economic transitions
Digital transformation, artificial intelligence, energy transition, industrialisation and regional integration.
Strengthen public-private dialogue
Remain a credible and constructive partner of the public authorities in designing economic reforms.
Governance
The CNES Executive Board
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Abdel Kader NDIAYE
President of CNES
BATIMEX Group · Vice-President of the Dakar Chamber of Commerce (CCIAD)
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Mamadou Abib DIOP
First Vice-President, in charge of development and cooperation
Managing Director, Société Africaine de Raffinage (SAR)
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Mohamed SECK
Second Vice-President, in charge of federations, unions and groups
Sahel Services
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Abdoul Aziz SY
Third Vice-President, in charge of economic and financial affairs
Chairman and CEO, Supdeco Dakar Group
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Ibrahima Gallo NDAO
Fourth Vice-President, in charge of membership growth and communication
Managing Director, SENOUTIL
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Ghaleb JABER
Secretary General
METAL AFRIQUE
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Galaye NIANG
Deputy Secretary General
SNBTP - Syndicat National du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics
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Abdou SAMBE
Treasurer General
ISI
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Sader DIAGNE
Deputy Treasurer General
TALIX Group
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Alla Séne GUEYE
Member
FNIS - Fédération Nationale des Industries du Sénégal
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Amadou GAYE
Member
FNBS - Fédération Nationale des Boulangers du Sénégal
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Mamadou CISSE
Member
FEF - Fédération Nationale de l'Enseignement et de la Formation
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Harouna KEITA
Member
ASPEM - Association des Professionnels de l'Équipement Médical
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Abdou Aziz NDAW
Member
FNEC - Fédération Nationale des Experts et Conseils du Sénégal
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Dr Bamba NDOUR
Member
SPPS - Syndicat des Pharmaciens Privés du Sénégal
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Dr Abdou Kane DIOP
Member
SYMPS - Syndicat des Médecins Privés du Sénégal
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Pape Boubacar DIOP
Member
STRH - Syndicat des Transporteurs Routiers d'Hydrocarbures
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Baboucar BOP
Member
Regional delegation
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Issa MBOUP
Member
FNCS - Fédération Nationale du Commerce et des Services
What if the answers came from CNES?
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You want to be represented
With more than 100 seats, CNES sits on every economic and social body at local, regional and national level: business environment, public-private partnership, labour relations, social protection, economy, training, environment.
You want to be heard and defended
With mayors (transport, local taxation), regional councillors (infrastructure, sustainable development, training), members of parliament (bills, finance, taxation, business life) and up to West African and international level: CNES acts independently with all decision-makers.
You want to expand your network
Break out of isolation and connect with other business leaders: meetings, gatherings, lunches, pooling of ideas, exchanges of experience, an ever-growing network of contacts.
You need advice and support
Legal, tax and economic expertise, direct contacts, thematic meetings, experience sharing, practical guides: CNES offers you a complete support system.
Publications
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