SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2026|No. 13114
Africa · Business

IMF and Senegal Resume Debt Talks Amidst Key Economic Challenges

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has returned to Dakar to engage in crucial negotiations with the Senegalese government, aiming to resolve the nation's hidden debt issues and pave the way for economic stability.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission chief for Senegal, Mercedes Vera Martin, is leading talks in Dakar to resolve the country's hidden debt issues.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission chief for Senegal, Mercedes Vera Martin, is leading talks in Dakar to resolve the country's hidden debt issues.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is back in Dakar. From 19 August to 1 September, a team led by the fund’s mission chief for Senegal, Mercedes Vera Martin, picks up talks with the government – the eighth such round since Bassirou Diomaye Faye won the presidency, and potentially the one that turns the page on the country’s hidden-debt saga.

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