A vendor balances a bucket on her head in downtown Dakar, on September 2, 2026. The International Monetary Fund announced an agreement with Senegal on Tuesday for a new $2.2-billion loan programme, after a prior deal was suspended following the discovery of previously unreported debt. The new 36-month arrangement announced Tuesday is meant to support Senegal's "economic and financial reform program for the 20262029 period". (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)