New agreement with the IMF: The State is pleased, but Senegalese may suffer

The Senegalese State has concluded a new agreement with the IMF for a 36-month program worth approximately $2.2 billion, which could worsen poverty and increase famine risks for vulnerable populations. Public debt has been significantly reassessed, and the country has lost access to international markets, complicating the economic situation. The IMF program aims to strengthen domestic resource mobilization and rationalize spending, but this could have negative consequences for the most fragile households.