Senegal is facing a growing economic crisis due to what is known as \u201dhidden debts,\u201d estimated at around $7 billion. The current regime accuses former President Macky Sall of being responsible for them, while the latter denies these accusations, amid direct repercussions represented by rising living costs.<\/p>\n
In this context, hundreds of workers, union members and opposition supporters took to the streets in protest demonstrations over the past few hours, denouncing the high cost of living and demanding that the government fulfill the social commitments included in a charter signed a year ago.<\/p>\n
The protesters, including the \u201cTrade Union Front for the Defense of Labor\u201d and the \u201dFront for the Defense of Democracy and the Republic,\u201d raised several demands, most notably the resignation of Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and the dismissal of the \u201chidden debt\u201d issue as invalid.<\/p>\n
A few days earlier, Sonko had announced austerity measures aimed at reducing government spending, including postponing his foreign visits and canceling travel for members of his government except for essential tasks, noting that additional measures were expected in the energy sector and would be announced later.<\/p>\n
For his part, Mody Guirou, Secretary General of the National Confederation of Senegalese Workers, explained that the protests came as a result of the government's breach of a previous agreement to freeze strikes in exchange for improved wages and working conditions.<\/p>\n
The protesters also demanded the reinstatement of dismissed civil servants to their jobs, a reduction in income tax, and the payment of outstanding bonuses.<\/p>\n
In a related context, Senegalese President Bassirou Diom\u00eane Faye warned of the repercussions of the war in the Middle East, stressing that it could lead to pressure on supply chains and higher transportation and energy costs, which would negatively affect the Senegalese economy.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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