Senegal: Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô announces 'structural adjustment' to tackle debt crisis
Before Parliament, Senegal's head of government devoted much of his policy address to managing public debt, valued at 132% of GDP, according to France 24.
Senegalese Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô delivered his policy address before Parliament, an exercise described by France 24 as a major parliamentary appearance.
According to the same source, the intervention focused heavily on the country's public debt management, which represents 132% of gross domestic product (GDP).
Faced with this level of indebtedness, the head of government announced a 'structural adjustment,' though further details on the specific content of this plan were not provided in the excerpt broadcast by France 24.
The network offered analysis of the address with its journalists Elimane N'dao in Dakar and Stéphane Ballong in the studio, though the detailed content of this analysis was not specified in the available source.
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- Sénégal : le Premier ministre Lô annonce un "ajustement structurel" — France 24 — Français
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