Dakar, Nov 05: Idrissa Seck, one of President Abdoulaye Wade's closest aides, announced on Monday he had been named Senegal's prime minister following the dissolution of the government less than two months after the country's worst ever ferry disaster. Seck replaces Mame Madior Boye, who was sacked by Wade along with the rest of the government in a move the media suggested could be linked to the sinking of an overcrowded ferry in September that cost 1,200 lives.

The 43-year-old who served as director of Wade's office and as number two in his Senegalese Democratic Party must now quickly set about forming a new government.

In a brief statement to reporters, Seck said he was determined to lead Senegal taking into account all its potential but also its weaknesses.
Bureau Report