In his message to the Nation on December 31, the Senegalese president said that the growth rate, one of the most robust in Africa for several years, which was projected at 6.8% for 2020, has dropped drastically this year. because of COVID-19. However, he praised the good crop year, with record crop yields. According to him, the year 2021 will be devoted, with a budget of 4.589 billion CFA francs (approximately 8.6 billion US dollars) to the revival of the Senegalese economy strongly shaken by the repercussions of the health crisis born from the spread of the new coronavirus.
