Macro-financial risk
2026-04-26
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Senegal under Faye and Sonko: the audit, the suspension, and the LNG window
Faye took the presidency on March 24, 2024, ten days after walking out of Cap Manuel prison. A Cour des Comptes audit has since rewritten Senegal's debt, the IMF Extended Credit Facility is suspended, and GTA LNG plus Sangomar oil are the only positive variables.
Bassirou Diomaye Faye won the March 24, 2024 first round with 54.28 percent per the Direction Generale des Elections, ten days after release from Cap Manuel prison alongside Pastef leader Ousmane Sonko, who became Prime Minister. Pastef then took 130 of 165 seats in the November 17, 2024 legislatives. The Cour des Comptes audit of Septemb...