Ahmadou Alhaminou Mohamed Lo, Prime Minister of Senegal, is seen during an interview in his office in Dakar, Senegal, on October 26, 2026. Ahmadou Alhaminou Mohamed Lo, 66, has been Senegal's prime minister since May 25, 2026, when he was appointed by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. An economist specializing in macroeconomics, banking regulation and financial markets, he spent most of his career at the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), which he joined in 1987. Senegal's prime minister on Monday urged the opposition not to paralyse the heavily indebted west African country by blocking a revised draft budget for 2026 in parliament. "You cannot bring a country to a standstill," Ahmadou Al Aminou Mohamed Lo told AFP in an interview, again urging the powerful Pastef party to return to "dialogue" at a time of crisis for the country's economy. Lo also hinted that President Bassirou Diomaye Faye would use "all the tools" at his disposal to avoid a shutdown. (Photo by Carmen Abd Ali / AFP via Getty Images)