Karim Wade has been appointed the "go to" guy for infrastructure in the Wade government. With the appointment by President Wade, he and his son appear to have shaken off the defeats of last month's local elections.
The junior Wade takes the title of Minister for Transportation and Infrastructure. The appointment is a natural fit for the front man of Senegal's "Concrete Generation" movement. The eager-beaver apparatchiks of the Generation de concrete have pushed modern world infrastructure in Senegal.
The newly minted minister's top priority is sure to be the flightless Air Senegal, its crumbled partnership with Royal Air Morac threatening to ground the national airline permanently, even as the new Dakar airport gets going.
Karim's new job is arguably the most significant in Senegal government. Karim Wade's success or failure will impact on Senegal's quest to be the capital of West Africa.
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