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Senegal
Population: 18.66m
GDP: $35.45bn
Debt: 72.5% of GDP (2024)

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Diomaye Faye asks the people for a bigger mandate

The president’s coalition should get a parliamentary majority in November’s snap election but he needs over 60% to drive through his reform plans

Two months from now millions of Senegalese voters are due to return to the polling stations, following the dissolution of the national assembly by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, ...

Faye mulls a snap parliamentary poll

Differences between the president’s measured style and that of his fiery prime minister may complicate national politics and regional diplomacy

Dakar political life is slowing down in August giving President Bassirou Diomaye Faye some time to weigh up whether to dissolve the National Assembly in September and call early le...

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New President Faye passes the market test

Senegal’s bond sale signals that investors are gaining confidence in its new government

Senegal’s move to raise US$750 million of debt maturing in 2031 in two tranches at a coupon rate of 7.75%, signals the passing of an early test of market confidence for new P...

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Faye's diplomatic rounds

A stark contrast in diplomatic style and messaging has been on display from Senegal's new leadership duo over recent days.

Faye's victory shakes up the region

In jail until ten days before the vote, a political outsider has been elected president on the first ballot

As detailed results from around the country trickled in, Amadou Ba, former Prime Minister and standard bearer for the ruling Benno Bokk Yaakaar (BBY) alliance, could draw only one ...

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Team Anti-Système takes over the system

President Faye will have to balance the expectations on job creation with reassurance for investors

Withdraw from the French-backed Communauté Financière Africaine (CFA) monetary zone, restructure public debt and renegotiate the oil, gas and mining contracts –...

Historic vote could set a new economic path

Radical nationalism is on the ballot as the establishment candidate is challenged by a new generation of opposition activists

The presidential election on 24 March is the most important in Senegal's history offering voters a clear choice on economic policy at a time of heightened political tensions. It is...

Telescoping the campaign

It is the shortest and most dramatic presidential election campaign to date in Senegal. It will be telescoped into less than two weeks after the Constitutional Council accepted Pre...

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