During a crucial Bureau meeting held yesterday, the National Assembly of Senegal announced the inauguration of its first extraordinary session for the 2025-2026 legislative year. This significant parliamentary gathering is scheduled to commence on Monday, August 10, 2026. The session’s comprehensive agenda includes the review of two proposed bills, three draft laws, and six requests for the establishment of parliamentary investigative commissions.

This early return to duty is highly anticipated for the deputies of the 15th Legislature. Interrupting their annual recess, Senegalese parliamentarians are preparing to reconvene at the Assembly Hall on Soweto Square. The Bureau of the National Assembly, having met in an essential session yesterday, formally approved the opening of this inaugural extraordinary session for the current legislative year. Unless there are unforeseen changes, proceedings are set to begin precisely at 10:00 AM on Monday, August 10, 2026.

Regulatory framework for the extraordinary session

This urgent convocation, driven by current political developments and the imperative for institutional reforms, promises to be particularly intensive. In accordance with the institution’s internal regulations, the work schedule will be rigorously defined and must not, under any circumstances, exceed the statutory period of fifteen (15) days.

Furthermore, a distinction is made based on the origin of the convocation: if the extraordinary session is requested by the National Assembly itself, the date and agenda are set by a Bureau decree. Conversely, if the executive branch initiates the session, a presidential decree from the President of the Republic determines the date and order of business.

In the present scenario, the opening of this first extraordinary session for 2025-2026 will initially focus on verifying the quorum, followed by the opening address delivered by the President of the National Assembly, Ousmane Sonko. This plenary session will then be succeeded by a meeting of the Conference of Presidents, tasked with drafting the detailed work calendar for the ongoing extraordinary session.

The internal regulations of the National Assembly stipulate that an extraordinary session must strictly adhere to a predetermined agenda, which cannot be altered once the session has commenced. This regulatory requirement has been met by the members of the National Assembly’s Bureau, who have already identified the texts slated for examination. As mandated by law, this session will automatically conclude upon the exhaustion of its agenda and will not extend beyond fifteen (15) days. While awaiting the official publication of the Bureau’s decree outlining the agenda, several key texts were already approved yesterday by the National Assembly’s Bureau.

For this initial extraordinary session of the 2025-2026 year, deputies of the 15th Legislature are prepared to scrutinize two legislative proposals, three draft laws, and six requests for the establishment of parliamentary investigative commissions.

Key legislative proposals for review

Among the crucial items, the National Assembly is expected to deliberate on the proposed bill to amend Article 37 of the Constitution of Senegal, which pertains to the declaration of assets by the President of the Republic. Additionally, the session will address the proposed bill regulating special credits and other confidential funds. Both of these legislative proposals underwent scrutiny and were declared admissible by the National Assembly’s Bureau in July 2026.

It is recalled that the National Assembly had previously announced the creation of several parliamentary investigative commissions on various subjects in a communiqué released on July 24.