Amid the energy crisis linked to the Iran war, Senegal has restricted foreign travel for its ministers to conserve funds. The country's economy is highly vulnerable to global supply disruptions and soaring fuel prices.

The Senegalese government has banned all but essential foreign trips for government ministers as part of cost-saving measures triggered by the energy crisis linked to the Iran war. Senegal, like many African countries, imports most of the petroleum products it consumes, leaving its economy vulnerable to supply disruptions such as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which has sent the price of crude soaring. For millions in the region, soaring fuel prices have worsened the hardships they already...