Senegal's parliament has passed a law requiring the president to declare assets on assuming office and again upon leaving it, TRT Afrika reports.

The law obliges every incoming president to file a declaration of assets at the start of the term and a second declaration at its end. The requirement now applies to the head of state as a matter of statute, placing the presidency under a formal disclosure regime.

The legislation establishes two fixed points of disclosure: entry into office and exit from office. By anchoring the declarations to both moments, the law creates a documented before-and-after record of a president's wealth across a full term in office.

Senegal's parliament passed the measure as part of the country's legal framework governing the conduct of the president. The statute applies to presidents going forward, requiring compliance with the two-stage declaration process that the law sets out.

The passing of the law marks a legislative step by Senegal's parliament to place asset disclosure obligations directly on the president. The requirement to declare assets both on assuming and leaving office now forms part of the country's body of law applicable to the head of state.

For practitioners, the relevant holding is straightforward: the president of Senegal must, by law, declare assets at the beginning of the mandate and again at its conclusion. The deciding body is Senegal's parliament, which passed the law setting out this obligation.