IMF mission to Senegal ends without new lending programme but talks are ongoing

The International Monetary Fund says its mission to Senegal has ended without a new lending programme but an official said the body is planning to finalize one soon.

Mission Chief Edward Gemayel told journalists that talks would continue in the coming weeks and that Senegal was serious about getting its debts in check after discovering billions in debt that the previous administration had not reported to the IMF.

“We still need some…