Briser le silence pour libérer la vérité, le Sénégal ose la protection des lanceurs d’alerte
On August 18, 2025, the Senegalese National Assembly will consider a bill that could permanently transform the relationship between citizens and power. For the first time in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa, a law protecting whistleblowers will be put to a vote, along with the creation of a National Office for the Fight against Corruption. By enshrining in black and white the guarantee of anonymity, legal certainty, and protection against reprisals, the state is opening a breach in the code of silence that often surrounds financial scandals.
But while this progress is welcomed, it remains incomplete in the eyes of many civil society actors. The project is limited to economic offenses and corruption, leaving aside equally crucial areas such as the environment, public health, and human rights. However, in a country where ecological vulnerability, health challenges, and social tensions are central to daily life, denouncing an environmental crime or endangerment of the population is just as vital as exposing embezzlement.
This restriction reflects a delicate balance between political audacity and institutional prudence. By choosing to limit the scope of the system, the legislature undoubtedly wants to secure initial support and avoid an overly abrupt outcry. But by exercising caution, the risk is of creating a tool that is powerful on paper, but perceived as incomplete by those who expect it to provide universal protection.
The debate that is opening is therefore not limited to the legal framework; it touches on the very concept of Senegalese democracy. The recognition of whistleblowers as actors in the public interest is a cultural revolution in itself. But it is up to society as a whole to decide whether this recognition will remain confined to public accounts or whether it will embrace, tomorrow, all the struggles for truth and dignity.
Commentaires (5)
Très mauvaise idée.
Le lanceur d'alerte pourra t-il bénéficier d'une protection s'il s'en prend au Président, au Premier ministre, à des ministres, des députés, des officiers supérieurs ....?
Et que faisons-nous de la présomption d'innocence ? un lanceur d'alerte aura-t-il une protection s'il balance tout et n'importe quoi ?
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La soeur du premier ministre penda sonko est entrain de construire un immeuble à ziguinchor au quartier goumel à 1,5 miliards de fcfa
S'il y a l'anceur d'alerte parce qu'il y a des malhonnête voleurs de l'argent public qui ont des postes importants dans l'administration d'autant plus certaine se disent croyants musulmans et chrétiens mais de vrais voyous prêts à tuer de jeunes enfants sans défense par des nervis pour rester au pouvoir et de continuer de prendre l'argent public qui leur appartient pas
On parle de faits, vérifiables et pas n’importe quoi. Les lanceurs devront adopter une posture responsable.
C’est pas ces affaires de gueweul.
Merci Diomaye, demain je dénonce les bavures de ton PM sans aucun risque. Loi de protection des lanceurs d'alerte contre Article 80.
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