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Senegal’s debt reckoning tests Africa’s restructuring red lines

Dakar, Senegal © Unsplash
Dakar, Senegal © Unsplash

Kent Mensah

Kent Mensah is a seasoned Ghanaian journalist with a two-decade career spanning global media networks.
  • Senegal must clear $3.5bn in arrears
  • Dakar rejects restructuring language

 

DAKAR, SENEGAL – Senegal’s debt crisis is no longer just a government balance-sheet problem. Unpaid bills are now threatening businesses, jobs and investor confidence.

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