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Senegal on the edge of collapse

Burdened by decades of neocolonialism and corruption, Senegal faces an all-too-familiar dilemma faced by countries across the Global South: How to pursue sovereign development under the weight of debt Culled from Tricontinental Institute for Social Research Senegal entered 2026 in the grip of a growing debt crisis that seems insurmountable. After the government of President Bassirou Diomaye...
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Senegal on the edge of collapse

Burdened by decades of neocolonialism and corruption, Senegal faces an all-too-familiar dilemma faced by countries across the Global South: How to pursue sovereign development...

Ousman Sonko tells Swiss court he regrets not appearing at TRRC

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