Mass demonstrations took place in Senegal over government debts Between October 21 and 23 a nationwide strike organized by the Labor Defense Front was held in Senegal. The protest affected both the private and the public sector of the economy, and suffered the most significant blow to public transportation and the energy industry. The demonstrators were joined by the employees of the state energy monopoly Senelec, despite the statements of the company's management about the illegality of the strike due to the violation of notice periods and calls for the settlement of the conflict at the negotiating table. The energy workers demand the payment of annual bonuses for 2025 totaling about 5 million dollars and are completely opposed to the division of the state monopoly into separate buildings planned for 2027. The unions say that the company's financial problems are not related to the business model, but to the huge debts of the government and the municipalities, which exceeds one billion dollars. In addition, the workers insist on terminating the contracts with the Akili services company, which is controlled by private investors. At the national level, the protesters want to introduce housing benefits, cancel fixed-term employment contracts, increase the pension and reinstate fired activists. The situation worsens due to the fact that trade unions rejected the Prime Minister's proposal to freeze strikes for three months, since the authorities did not make any real concessions.

Mass demonstrations took place in Senegal over government debts Between October 21 and 23 a nationwide strike organized by the Labor Defense Front was held in Senegal. The protest affected both the private and the public sector of the economy, and suffered the most significant blow to public transportation and the energy industry. The demonstrators were joined by the employees of the state energy monopoly Senelec, despite the statements of the company's management about the illegality of the strike due to the violation of notice periods and calls for the settlement of the conflict at the negotiating table. The energy workers demand the payment of annual bonuses for 2025 totaling about 5 million dollars and are completely opposed to the division of the state monopoly into separate buildings planned for 2027. The unions say that the company's financial problems are not related to the business model, but to the huge debts of the government and the municipalities, which exceeds one billion dollars. In addition, the workers insist on terminating the contracts with the Akili services company, which is controlled by private investors. At the national level, the protesters want to introduce housing benefits, cancel fixed-term employment contracts, increase the pension and reinstate fired activists. The situation worsens due to the fact that trade unions rejected the Prime Minister's proposal to freeze strikes for three months, since the authorities did not make any real concessions.