The Senegalese government and the IMF (International Monetary Fund) have reached a technical agreement paving the way for the implementation of a 2.2Bn USD (1.240Bn FCFA) economic and financial program, aimed at restoring public finances and reviving the economy of Senegal.

The audit of public finances had notably revealed that the central government debt, initially estimated at 74.4% of GDP at the end of 2023, should in fact have been reported at 99.7%, before being revised again to 111% following the reconciliation exercise conducted with auditor Forvis Mazars (French company chosen by Ousmane Sonko & Bassirou Diomaye Faye). By the end of 2024, this central government debt had even reached as much as 118.8% of GDP.

Following its mission from August 19 to September 1, 2026, the IMF team led by Mercedes Vera Martin reached a preliminary agreement with the Senegalese authorities on a new 36-month program under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), worth approximately 2.2Bn USD.

The amount is substantial, but its disbursement remains conditional. The proposal will still need to be approved first by the IMF management and then by the IMF Executive Board. Above all, Dakar will have to take decisive corrective measures to address the issues stemming from past misreporting and secure the necessary financing assurances from its partners. The 2026–2029 program will therefore have to strike a balance between fiscal consolidation and social protection.

Official IMF statement (in French & English): IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on an Extended Credit Facility Arrangement with Senegal

Official statement from the Senegalese government: Le Sénégal engage une étape décisive de sa stratégie de gestion active de la dette avec le lancement du Plan de Traitement de la Dette du Sénégal (PTDS)

It is worth noting that the Senegalese government has chosen to communicate in a rather positive and populist manner, referring to the "Senegal Debt Treatment Plan" (PTDS), while avoiding any mention of debt restructuring and, consequently, of austerity measures, including the elimination or the drastic reduction of several subsidies.

Salut,

Depuis quelques jours ma PS5 n’arrive plus à se connecter en ligne (“server timed out”) alors que le reste d’internet marche très bien chez moi (Netflix, navigation, tout nickel).

Après quelques tests, il semble que mon NAT type soit bloqué en “Symmetric/Strict” — un réglage réseau qui empêche le matchmaking gaming (PSN, mais ça peut aussi toucher d’autres consoles/jeux en ligne). J’ai essayé UPnP, port forwarding, changement de DNS, j’ai aussi changé de ports, remplacé le cable RJ45… rien n’y fait, le souci vient apparemment de la Livebox elle-même.

Est-ce que ça arrive à d’autres personnes chez Orange en ce moment ? Vous avez réussi à le régler comment (appel au support, mode bridge, etc.) ? Moi j’ai eu le support 5 fois mais rien.

Merci 🙏

Salut à tous,

​Je suis un étudiant mauritanien de 22 ans (l'aîné de ma famille). En observant la situation des jeunes dans nos deux pays, je constate des défis partagés :

​Au Sénégal : De nombreux jeunes qualifiés s'orientent vers des métiers de l'artisanat/commerce informel ou envisagent l'émigration.

​En Mauritanie : Sans réseau ("piston") ou soutien familial fort, l'accès aux opportunités professionnelles reste très complexe.

​Malgré ces réalités, je reste convaincu qu'une collaboration entre jeunes sérieux, créatifs et déterminés des deux côtés du fleuve peut donner naissance à des projets coopératifs pionniers et rentables.

​J'aimerais avoir vos retours :

​Quels secteurs (agritech, commerce transfrontalier, services, artisanat...) ont selon vous le plus de potentiel pour une coopération Mauritanie-Sénégal ?

​Y a-t-il parmi vous des personnes intéressées pour échanger des idées et construire quelque chose ensemble ?

Hi I'm looking for an English speaking psychiatrist in Dakar, any recommendations?

Hi there,

We have started preparing for our trip from the Netherlands to Senegal, and we are wondering if it really is necessary to get a CDP for just Senegal or if it is also possible to just get a temporary import? We are hearing different stories so we are wondering what the resent experiences are.

And what if we would also go into the Gambia, would that still be possible with temporary import?

We would love to hear your advice!

Thanks!

Hello travelers!

Recently decided to go to Senegal for the last week of November. I enjoy nature, the beach and culture/ art. I know it is not a enough but this is all the time I have without counting flights. I have been to safaris in South Africa so I don't have to do something similar, unless you think the animals you see are different and worth the trip. Also, I have been in Morocco's desert so not interested in Lompoul desert or to ride a camel. I like the beach but I also rather see something more unique to the country.

I am thinking: 2 days in Dakar (including Gorée), 2 days for sine-saloum delta, 2 days for St Louis and Djoudj bird sanctuary. I have 2 extra days, not sure if go to Joal-Fadiouth and petite cote for 2 days OR just stay longer in the other places mentioned before. I see the pictures of the pink lake and it looks incredible but I do not see people mentioning as a highlight of the trip. I see it is a short trip too.

Happy to read you!

Thank you!

Hello everyone,

I'm looking to purchase a Nintendo Switch 2 (new). I've looked around a little, but sellers like Fnac are excessively expensive, and I don't know if those selling it for cheaper are trustworthy.

I would like to know if any of you know a reliable seller to recommend ? I don't mind if you recommend your own business, but please be honest about it !

Thank you in advance.

I need a reliable tour guide with a functioning website who speaks fluent English. My husband and I will be traveling the first week of November. It'd be great if they provided transportation as well. Please drop links to reliable tourguides. I want to go to Goree island (House of slaves) & door of no return, visit a safari, Mosque of the Divinity, & Museum of African Resistance. We're interested in all things related to slavery since we're from the US wanting to pay respect to our African ancestors.

I find that these groups are more efficient than FB marketplace. When I was in Mali, there was a group for people living in Bamako that everyone used to sell/buy from each other, or even ask for doctor recommendations. I see that in Dakar there's a LOT, can you recommend some of them to me?

Thanks!

Hi! For the route Guerguerat-Nouadhibou-Nouakchott-Diama specifically. Does anyone have recent info on fuel availability and quality? For example, unleaded, octane number etc.

Old posts talk about leaded, which I think hasn't been around even in Algeria since 2021-2022?

Do you recommend fuel treatments?

J’ai coder un projet solo d’une marcketplace de vente d’habillement et d’accessoires entre particuliers ici au Sénégal. L’app web s’appelle XEWEL .
Dans chaque maison sénégalaise des dizaines de magnifiques tenues -robes en Wax taillées pour une fête,ensemble bazin riche portés pour un événement,veste streetwear —dorment dans les armoires alors qu’elles sont en parfait état

En parallèle ,de nombreux acheteurs recherche des vêtements de qualité sans devoir dépenser des fortunes.Xewel est le pont de confiance qui connecte ces deux mondes avec simplicité et sécurité

Ce qui rend XEWEL unique c’est de réduire le gaspillage textile en prolongeant la durée de vie des vêtements existants au Sénégal
Permettre à chacun de monétiser son dressing et d’acheter des pièces d’exception à prix doux.

j’ai besoins de testeurs pour que je puisse compléter mon projet si sa vous intéresse envoyez moi un sms et je vous envoie le lien de l’app web merci

Hi everyone! I’m currently looking for a bridge job something to keep me going while I search for a full-time role in my field.
A bit about me: I have a background in IT and I’m actively applying to roles in that space. But right now I need something in the meantime, so I’m genuinely open to anything babysitting, house-sitting, waitressing, cashier work, tutoring, running errands, helping out at events, whatever comes up.
I’m a fast learner, reliable, and easy to work with. I just need something serious and legit please only DM me if you have an actual opportunity or know someone who’s hiring.
Based in Dakar, available to start quickly. Thanks in advance 🙏

Hello guys!

I really want to become a good developer and hopefully get my first professional experience, but I'm a bit lost when it comes to choosing which technologies and programming languages to focus on.

For those of you working in tech in Senegal, which programming languages/technologies are currently the most in demand in the job market?

Je travaille actuellement sur un projet extrascolaire destiné aux enfants et adolescents de 7 à 18 ans à Dakar.
L’idée est de leur permettre de développer, en complément de leur scolarité, des compétences comme la prise de parole, la confiance en soi, l’autonomie, la créativité, la gestion des émotions, l’esprit critique ou encore l’esprit d’initiative.
Avant le lancement prévu pour octobre 2026, j’aimerais vraiment avoir l’avis de parents et de jeunes au Sénégal.
Selon vous, quelle compétence est la plus importante pour un enfant et qu’on devrait davantage développer en dehors de l’école ?
Et surtout : qu’est-ce qui vous manque aujourd’hui dans les activités extrascolaires proposées à Dakar ?
Je suis vraiment intéressée par vos réponses, même si vous avez une opinion différente de la mienne.

En fin de año voy a Senegal me podrían recomendar que hacer y donde alojarme??

Nés en juin 2026, ces sept adorables chatons sont désormais prêts à être séparés de leur mère. Nés dans le jardin d'un hôtel 5 étoiles du plateau de Dakar, ils risquent d'être retirés de force et peut-être même euthanasiés. Notre petite équipe de bénévoles, œuvrant pour la protection animale, s'occupe d'eux et recherche activement un foyer d'accueil, temporaire ou définitif, afin de leur sauver la vie.

Dans le soleil de ce week-end il y a 3pages d'articles pour faire un constat qu'il n'y a que des femmes dans les champs, travaillant soit-disant "sans rémunérations".
Avec un nombre d'incohérences incroyables : "seulement 12% des champs appartiennent aux femmes"... tout est bourrés de % qui sont potentiellement factuels, mais l'article fait un combat de genre qui n'a pas de sens dans une société sénégalaise ou l'unité de base est rarement l'individu mais la famille.

Cet article sponsorisé par l'europe (voir la signature) attaque le fonctionnement de la famille et les répartitions de revenus, sous le prisme d'un genrage à l'européenne. Pointant du doigt un patriarcat qui passe comme oppressif. Rappelons qu'en europe peu de gens se marient, la propriété se definie donc le plus souvent individuellement plutot que sous le régime de communauté de biens.
Un débat sur l'amélioration des conditions de travail des femmes serait potentiellement souhaitable, néanmoins ce n'est ce n'est pas ce qui est visé ici. Au final il est très surprenant de voir ce genre de propagande dans un quotidien sénégalais comme Le Soleil.

Qu'en pensez-vous ?

Hello! A few years ago i visited your beautiful country and among other things fell in love with the food. I am trying to recreate one my favorite dishes that I tasted during my trip (at Restaurant Le Bazoff in Dakar). i believe it was called saka-saka (cassava leaf sauce)?

I found this recipe online and wondered if it is a good one to use or if you have suggestions? My french is not great but I can figure it out with google translate

Will be grateful for any help! I have been dreaming of this dish since returning home and i just found an African grocery store near me where i can get ingredients.. i am so excited to cook this!

https://www.marmiton.org/recettes/recette_saka-saka_68034.g

Je suis au Sénégal et j'aimerais faire la série steg j'aurai besoin de renseignements sur la serie et je précise je suis au Sénégal 🇸🇳 je voudrais savoir le nom des matières comment faire pour commencer des cours en ligne pendant mes vacances et aussi a quoi je dois m'attendre

I’m sharing a thought I’ve had for a while, and I’m sure many people will disagree with me.

I SERIOUSLY love what Wave has done. They made P2P transfers dramatically cheaper, forced the market to rethink pricing, and built a product that is simple, reliable and extremely well executed. And honestly, they deserve a lot of credit for that. Their success is not just about having access to capital. They built a better product than the existing ones and kept improving it. That’s also something we need to admit on our side. Wari’s problems were Wari’s problems, and even Orange, despite having huge resources and years of experience in the market, still has a much heavier and buggier app with a weaker UX. Wave has shown how important product quality, engineering and constant iteration are, and African companies need to get much better at that too.

But there’s still something that bothers me. We constantly celebrate Wave as an African fintech success story, yet the founders are not African (which I'm fine with!) and most of the major investors are foreign. So if Wave eventually becomes worth several billion dollars, the biggest piece of that wealth will go to the founders and shareholders, not to Africans. Yes, Africa gets jobs, taxes, cheaper services, agents, technology and better competition, and all of that matters. But the REALLY serious wealth comes from ownership and we're missing on that on many angles. And then there’s the capital gap. I know of a foreign-founded company targeting African markets that was able to raise around $1.5 million essentially from a PowerPoint, while many African founders can barely raise $200,000 unless they already have real traction, revenue and proof that the business works. That is a massive difference. It’s not that Africans can’t build great companies. It’s that we’re often being asked to prove far more before getting access to a fraction of the capital.

I’m absolutely not against foreign investment!! Far from that. We need it, and Wave itself shows how much value foreign capital and competition can bring. But in strategic sectors, there should be mechanisms encouraging or requiring meaningful local ownership. And by meaningful, I don’t mean a tiny employee equity pool. I mean something substantial, maybe 10% or more, held by a local or African investors, pension funds, sovereign funds or other institutions that allow part of the long-term wealth creation to remain locally owned. The exact mechanism is debatable, and 10% may not even be the right number. But I think the bigger question is worth asking: how do we welcome foreign capital and world-class companies without building economies where Africans benefit from the products but own very little of the companies creating the biggest fortunes from African markets?

Air Senegal: round-trip ticket required for Dakar → Cape Verde — does it have to be back to Senegal?

I’m planning to fly Dakar (DSS) → Sal (SID), stay in Cape Verde for 4 days, and then fly Sal → Brussels (BRU). I’m a European citizen, so I’m visa-free for Cape Verde.

Air Senegal recently posted the following on their website:

Cape Verde (RAI, SID/SAL): Passengers traveling from Dakar (DSS) who are not Cape Verdean nationals and do not hold a valid residence permit must be in possession of a round-trip ticket

Morocco (CMN): Passengers who are not Moroccan nationals and do not hold a valid residence permit must present a round-trip ticket issued under a single booking/ticket.

Passengers who do not meet these requirements and present themselves for boarding with a one-way ticket will not be accepted for boarding, in accordance with the requirements of the relevant authorities.

Has anyone had recent experience with this? They added this just about 3 weeks ago.

Would a confirmed Sal → Brussels onward ticket be accepted, or are they actually requiring a Sal → Dakar/Senegal return ticket?

I’ve already contacted Air Senegal by email and Facebook Messenger, but unfortunately haven’t received any response.

I’m trying to understand whether this is an actual Cape Verde entry requirement or a specific Air Senegal boarding policy.

Thanks!

Bonjour, je suis entrain de bosser sur un projet autour de la langue wolof et pour ce faire je recceuille des ouvrages en wolofs. J'ai remarqué que la codification (l'orthographe et l'alphabet) différait entre certains ouvrages d'ailleurs bon nombre d'entre eux vient avec sa propre codification (introduit en préface de l'ouvrage). Cela n'est pas un frein en soi pour les parcourir et les comprendre par contre, mon but c'est de croiser et rassembler ces sources et donc je vais devoir harmoniser tout cela et j'aimerais donc savoir si un standard existe pour le wolof.

Je travaille actuellement sur Résolut-X, une plateforme qui cherche à rendre les compétences des professionnels africains plus visibles et plus facilement accessibles aux opportunités.

L’idée est assez simple : il y a énormément de personnes compétentes au Sénégal consultants, développeurs, designers, commerciaux, experts RH, comptables, marketeurs, assistants, formateurs, freelances, etc. mais leur expertise reste souvent difficile à trouver.

Nous sommes actuellement en train de constituer les premiers profils de professionnels sénégalais.

Donc si vous avez une compétence professionnelle que vous aimeriez mettre en avant, je serais curieuse de savoir :

Qu’est-ce que vous faites ?
Depuis combien de temps ?
Et quel type de missions aimeriez-vous obtenir ?

Vous pouvez aussi m’écrire directement si vous souhaitez rejoindre Résolut-X.

Je cherche surtout à échanger avec de vrais professionnels et à comprendre leurs besoins avant de développer davantage la plateforme.