Senegal has begun recalculating its gross domestic product using an updated base year in a move that could result in an improvement in its debt metrics, its finance ministry said on Tuesday in response to a credit rating downgrade.

Senegal is recalculating its GDP using a new base year to improve its debt metrics following hidden debt revelations. The move, albeit standard, raises skepticism about its long-term effectiveness. The IMF awaits clarity on misreporting,

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Senegalese authorities to immediately release news commentator Badara Gadiaga, cease the arrest of journalists, and end retaliation against media

Senegal's sovereign credit rating was cut by S&P Global to B- late on Monday and immediately put on a negative outlook - effectively another downgrade warning - due to growing concerns about the country's soaring debt levels.

Akon's futuristic city in Senegal, known as Akon City, has officially been scrapped. Now the nation will use the land to create a $1 billion resort.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Senegal as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Senegal becomes the ninth country in WHO’s African Region to have achieved this feat.

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The World Health Organisation has validated Senegal as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. The WHO, which disclosed this in a statement

Senegal has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, becoming the 25th country in the world—and the ninth in Africa to do so, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Trachoma is a bacterial eye infection that can lead to permanent blindness.