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Senegal govt officials barred from foreign travel amid oil crisis
short by Soheib Ahsan / on Saturday, 4 April, 2026
Senegal's government has suspended non-essential international travel for all ministers and top officials amid the oil crisis due to the closure of Strait of Hormuz amid the Middle East war. Senegal PM Ousmane Sonko said, "No minister...will leave the country unless it is for an ‌essential ⁠mission." He added that he cancelled his own trips to Niger, Spain and France.
read more at Reuters