Dakar Unveils New Plan to Restructure Its External Debt
The Senegalese government submitted a plan to restructure its external debt, estimated at over 18,000 billion CFA francs, during a virtual meeting overseen by the IMF.
Sofia Benali
October 9, 2026 · 1 min read
BriefPublished (Dubai time, UTC+4) · event date: 2026-10-06
The Senegalese government presented on Tuesday, October 6, a new plan to restructure its external debt during a virtual meeting organized under the supervision of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Dakar is seeking to reach an agreement with its creditors to settle an external debt estimated at more than 18,000 billion CFA francs.
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Sofia Benali◆October 22, 2026◆1 min read
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