# Getting Senegal out of the Debt Crisis in Three Points.

1 Opinion May 30, 2026By Abdoulaye Ndiaye

Jeune Afrique ![Abdoulaye Ndiaye profile photo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/media/andiaye.jpg?itok=WCiwCuSF)Three successive events that took place over a single weekend alone summarize the difficult situation in which Senegal finds itself.

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*Abdoulaye Ndiaye is Assistant Professor of Economics at NYU Stern.*

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