Flooding Dakar: What Do Billions in Public Spending Deliver?
Every rainy season, Dakar faces the same scenario: impassable roads, flooded neighborhoods, damaged homes and disrupted economic activities. Yet the…
Senegal’s Public Debt More Than Doubled in Five Years: What the Government’s New Debt Report Reveals
Senegal’s newly released Public Debt Stock Report provides the most detailed overview of the country’s financial position to date. Between…
2026 Citizen Budget Unboxing: Inspiring the Next Generation of Public Finance Leaders
On July 9, 2026 , BudgIT Senegal gathered 40 students at Cheikh Anta Diop University to learn about government priorities…
Senegal’s Q1 Budget Shows Stronger Revenue but Warning Signs Remain
Senegal began the 2026 fiscal year with stronger revenue collection, raising CFA 1,149.7 billion in the first quarter, equivalent to…
Senegal’s Faye-Sonko Split: What It Means for Debt, the IMF, and Democratic Stability
On Friday, May 22, 2026, the Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye sacked Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the national…
Senegal’s Oil Gamble: Renegotiating the Contracts That Shortchanged a Nation
When Senegal discovered oil and gas between 2014 and 2016, many citizens expected a new era of economic prosperity. Instead,…
Senegal’s Quasi-Public Sector Reform: $96 million in savings, but at what cost?
Senegal’s decision to dissolve 19 quasi-public entities signals one of the most aggressive public sector rationalization efforts recently. While the…
2025 Budget Execution: Analysis of Fiscal Balances and Structural Tensions
By the end of September 2025, the execution of Senegal’s State budget broadly aligned with the projections set out in…
Human and Youth Perspectives on Public Finance , BudgIT Senegal’s Analysis
In Senegal, public debates on governance and the management of national resources have intensified in recent years. Between growing citizen…