Amid AFCON Controversy, Senegal Government Travel Ban Fuels Debt Crisis Scrutiny

As Senegal’s decision to suspend non-essential foreign travel for ministers draws mounting scrutiny, the bigger story in Dakar is no longer the restriction itself but what it reveals about a government under pressure from two crises at once: a bruising credibility battle after the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final dispute with Morocco and a debt emergency that is becoming harder to contain. The post Amid AFCON Controversy, Senegal Government Travel Ban Fuels Debt Crisis Scrutiny appear...

By Oumaima Moho Amer