By Ishmael Bayoh, Information Attachè, Sierra Leone Embassy Dakar, Senegal
Dakar, Senegal, 29th June 2026- The Sierra Leone Embassy in Dakar, Senegal, on Monday, 29th June 2026, hosted Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister, David Moinina Sengeh and his delegation during a courtesy visit.
The Chief Minister is in Dakar for the 2026 Yidan Prize Conference, where he will on Tuesday 30th June, 2026 give the keynote under the theme “Unleashing Africa’s potential: The role of education in a new era of development”. Part of his delegation included two councillors – Fatu Bockarie from Kenema City Council and Ibrahim Gbla from Freetown City Council.
Ambassador Ibrahim Turay welcomed him and his delegation and briefed him about activities and progress of the embassy in terms of economic and trade diplomacy as well as digitizing the consular services of the embassy.
Ambassador Turay spoke of the Senegal Trade Fair held in December of every year and how Sierra Leone could make use of the opportunity to trade its products, like palm oil, as it is widely needed in Senegal.
While commending the embassy for their strides, the Chief Minister got an insight on how Sierra Leone and Senegal can benefit from each other from the trade and mining agreements recently signed.
During a conducted tour of the embassy, he was shown the consular section and also met with the Vice President of the Sierra Leone National Union in Senegal, Mr. Scott Parker. Dr. Sengeh was impressed that the embassy and the union are working together unlike complaints from some other missions.
