Federation news: bakery, pharmacy and fishing in the October spotlight
Bakers' memorandum to the Government, private pharmacists' Medicines Days, GAIPES analyses of the industrial fleet: news from member federations.
Bakery: bakers hand a memorandum to the Government
On 20 October, the bakery inter-union group, including the National Federation of Bakers of Senegal (FNBS) chaired by Amadou Gaye, handed a memorandum to the Government. It calls for a single bread price of CFA 200 or a lower price for a bag of flour, tax relief and an interministerial council on the sector. The deadline was set for early November.
Healthcare: private pharmacists focus on pharmaceutical sovereignty
From 2 to 4 October, in Saly and Pointe-Sarène, the 5th Medicines Days of the Union of Private Pharmacists of Senegal (SPPS) recalled that the country imports about 97% of its medicines, while the profession aims for 50% national production by 2035.
Fishing: GAIPES analyses at the heart of the debate on the industrial fleet
In mid-October, analyses by the Group of Fishing Vessel Owners and Industrialists of Senegal (GAIPES) were taken up by the press, as industrial fishing landings fell by 32.9% in the second quarter of 2026 (APS, 12 October). They inform the work of the parliamentary inquiry into fishing licences, opened on 7 October.
