Search

Senegal’s Mining Windfall Lifts Budget Revenues, EITI Data Shows

Allen dreyfus Logo
© Allen Dreyfus
  • Mining contributed 79% of total revenue, led by gold production and exports
  • Hydrocarbon income jumps ahead of first oil exports from Sangomar in 2025

Dakar, Senegal – Senegal’s extractive industries generated 236.6 billion CFA francs ($410 million) in the first half of 2024, according to a new report from the country’s Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) committee. Of this, 225.5 billion CFA francs ($391 million) was transferred directly to the national budget.

Recent Business

Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of Ethiopia. Photo @Abiy Ahmed Ali/X
Why Africa’s AI future now runs through Ethiopia and what Abiy Ahmed’s new AU role means
Read More »
Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote. Photo: Dangote Industries LinkedIn/Water Forward Event
What Dangote’s East Africa refinery gamble means for Africa’s $120bn fuel import bill
Read More »
Electronics engineer fixing cables at a Data Centre. Photo @ Pexels
Why Africa must build data centres fast or lose its digital future
Read More »

Recent Politics

Nigerian youth on the street. Photo by Salem Ochidi @ Unsplash
Treason case lays bare Nigeria’s hidden power struggles under Tinubu
Read More »
Benin Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni. Photo @Romuald Wadagni/Facebook
Benin election 2026: From fiscal discipline to political delivery - Wadagni’s real test begins
Read More »
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo by Johnnathan Tshibangu @ Unsplash
Why DR Congo is taking in US deportees — and what Africa gains or risks
Read More »

Latest Posts

Latest news insights