From the early days of his mandate, President Donald TRUMP decided, by decree, to suspend foreign development aid for the duration of a budget review ("Stop Work Order"). On January 24, 2025, the State Department ordered all American government agencies, including USAID, to stop working on international aid programs and to freeze expenditures for a review period of eighty-five (85) days. This unexpected decision has significant consequences in beneficiary countries, notably Senegal.
Yankhoba Ndiaye is part of both the Litigation and Employment Team. He has a deep understanding of the client need through his experience in the corporate world, working as in house counsel for a global and regional Telecommunication company operating in Senegal, Mali, Bissau, Republic of Guinea and Sierra Leone.
Yankhoba provides legal advice and support to both multi-national and local clients with respect to diverse areas of Senegalese and Ohada law including employment, litigation, corporate/commercial law, telecommunications, energy.
He represents clients in litigation matters before all courts in Senegal.
Experience has included advising:
- On the legal and telecommunication regulatory aspects of the acquisition of an Internet Service Provider in the Gambia
- Multinational companies in a number of employment issues
- Handling telecommunication regulatory disputes against the Telecommunication Regulatory, Consumer Associations
- A government entity in the energy sector setting-up the legal documentation related to regulated activities in the sector
- A multinational on a cross-border acquisition involving its branches in Senegal, Guinea and Burkina Faso
Professional Qualifications
- Admitted to the Senegalese Bar Association (2015)
- Toastmasters International Competent Communicator / Competent Leader
- 2019/2020 President of Dakar Xewel Toastmasters Club (Senegal – Dakar)
Education
- MBA in Business Administration, African Regional School of Management (CESAG), Dakar, Senegal (2012)
- Master of Laws, Faculty of Law, Cheikh Anta DIOP University, Dakar, Senegal (2009)