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 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.

In a letter released on his social media platform, Donald Trump told Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney the new rate would go into effect on August 1 and would go up if Canada retaliated.

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.

Senegalese authorities have officially abandoned Akon’s ambitious $6 billion smart city project. The government has reclaimed most of the land that was allocated for the proposed futuristic “Wakanda” city. Instead, officials have approved a scaled-down $1.2 billion resort development.

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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.