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Senegal launched a four-tranche 200bn FCFA public bond offering on the regional market on 17 September 2026, arranged by Invictus Capital & Finance, as its March issue began trading on the BRVM.
The State of Senegal opened a public savings bond offering (appel public à l’épargne) of 200bn FCFA on 17 September 2026, through its Directorate General of Financing and Debt, Le Journal de l’Économie Sénégalaise (Lejecos) reported on 18 September 2026 under the headline “Première syndication depuis l’accord FMI” (first syndication since the IMF agreement). The arranger is Invictus Capital & Finance, a Dakar-based management company, and the offering is distributed in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo through about 30 licensed brokers (SGIs).
Four tranches
Tranche A is a three-year bond at 6.40% for 50bn FCFA; tranche B, five years at 6.60% for 70bn FCFA; tranche C, seven years at 6.75% for 50bn FCFA; and tranche D, ten years at 6.95% for 30bn FCFA. The regional market regulator registered the tranches under numbers EE/26-19 to EE/26-22. Lejecos gave 8 October 2026 as the date for the results. The proceeds are to cover 2026 budget and treasury needs and development spending under the government’s Vision 2050 agenda.
March issue now on the BRVM
The offering coincides with the listing of Senegal’s earlier regional issue. AllAfrica, republishing a notice on 21 September 2026, reported that four State of Senegal bonds raising 305.06bn FCFA would begin trading on the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) on 22 September 2026, after an initial date of 8 September. Those bonds, sold from 26 February to 25 March 2026 at 10,000 FCFA each, carry the same coupons as the new tranches (6.40% for 2029, 6.60% for 2031, 6.75% for 2033 and 6.95% for 2036).
Why it matters
Senegal’s debt treatment plan, as reported, excludes debt denominated in CFA francs. The new issue tests whether regional investors will keep lending on that basis while Eurobond holders push for burden-sharing. Keeping coupons identical to the March issue signals that the Treasury is not paying up for the restructuring announcement, which puts the onus on distribution through the SGI network. For banks and institutional investors in the union, the question is concentration: regional sovereign exposure to Senegal is already significant, and prudential limits and BCEAO refinancing eligibility will matter. Investors should read the information note for the ranking of the bonds, the tax treatment of coupons and any events of default, and should follow the IMF board process, since external creditors may later contest the exclusion of regional debt.
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