SENEGAL-SOUDAN : CHOC ENTRE LES DEUX PAYS LES PLUS ENDETTÉS D’AFRIQUE (par Pr Abdou Kane)
The Africa Cup of Nations in Kane continues with the second round matches starting Saturday, January 3rd with Senegal vs. Sudan. Happy New Year 2026 to all!
Sudan was the first country to host the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in 1957. It was the largest country in Africa until 2011, when South Sudan was created and it continues to exist as a separate entity. With this division, Sudan became the third largest country in Africa after Algeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is almost ten times the size of Senegal, but its population is around 50 million (compared to 18 million for Senegal).
It is the most indebted country in Africa, with a debt exceeding 270% of its GDP (compared to 132% for Senegal). Yet, in June 2021, the World Bank and the IMF approved Sudan's eligibility for the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, which was intended to reduce its debt from 163% to 14% of GDP through debt relief (Senegal had reached this level in 2004, 17 years earlier!). The coup d'état in Sudan in October 2021 (four months later) led to the suspension of this debt relief program.
Since then, the Sudanese economy has been in dire straits, with inflation rates fluctuating between 90% and 130% annually. Yet, it is the world's leading producer of gum arabic (used in the food and pharmaceutical industries) and an exporter of gold, oil, cotton, and sesame. China, the United Arab Emirates, and India are its main trading partners.
Sudan is a member of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), which comprises seven East African countries (following the withdrawal of Eritrea, the eighth member). It is also a member of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), which includes 21 countries. These are two of the eight regional economic communities recognized by the African Union, along with ECOWAS.
Senegal and Sudan are countries with low human development, but the average income of a Senegalese person is more than double that of a Sudanese person (80,000/month versus 34,000).
Logically, Senegal should prevail without trembling, and it is clear as if one were to look through a Khartoum (which is a light fabric that the elders know); it so happens that Khartoum is the capital of Sudan.
Commentaires (19)
Nous sommes certes endettés, très même sur le papier.
Cependant, le pays est de loin mieux lotis que les pays qui sont devant théoriquement.
Il faut profiter des tribunes économiques pour faire valoir votre reconnaissance de passage sur les bancs de la fac.
Sur le plan footbalistique, nous sommes théoriquement devant tout le monde en Afrique et une puissance mondiale avec un record d‘invincibilité.
On sent nettement que s'est une personne qui est malade du cœur qui s'exprime
ça n'a rien à voir avec le match de foot et ce professeur doit savoir le pourquoi de cet endettement avec les dettes cachées et les marchés fictifs. Il ferait mieux de profiter de ses vacances de nouvel an que de distraire le peuple.
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