Thirty days for a fair price: what has Senegal's cost-of-living campaign achieved?
In Senegal, a collective of influencers and citizens launched a campaign in early September 2026 against the rising cost of living, organised around the hashtag "30 jours pour le juste prix", which drew thousands of social media accounts of prices considered too high for fuel, food, electricity and housing. After protests against the high cost of living, the Senegalese government announced measures including a temporary freeze on rents and a provisional authorisation to import certain market garden produce. The text states that Senegal faces debt of more than 44 billion dollars, close to 130% of its GDP, leaving it with limited room for manoeuvre.
Why it matters: The case illustrates the theme of sovereign debt and fiscal space, since Senegal's limited budgetary room for manoeuvre constrains its capacity to absorb an imported price shock.