The Senegalese government has suspended all non-essential travel abroad by ministers and senior officials.
Authorities fear an "extremely difficult" period ahead, as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran drives up global oil prices, putting a severe strain on the national budget.
Speaking Friday night at a youth event in the coastal city of Mbour, Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko stressed that the price of a barrel of oil was around $115, nearly double the $62 per barrel projected in Senegal's budget projections.
"No minister in my government will leave the country except for an essential mission related to the work we are currently carrying out," he said, announcing that he had already canceled his own planned trips to Niger, Spain and France.
Governments in the West African region and around the world have been quick to respond to the crisis by taking measures such as fuel price increases, subsidies and the use of teleworking.
Mr. Sonko cited these measures to justify the initiatives taken by Senegal, a heavily indebted country.
He indicated that additional measures would be announced next week, and that the Minister of Energy and Mines was expected to address the nation in the coming days to detail efforts to mitigate the impact of soaring prices.
The war and Iran's effective closure of the vitally important Strait of Hormuz have disrupted global energy markets, causing the price of Brent crude, the global benchmark, to skyrocket and prompting governments around the world to take steps to mitigate the negative repercussions.
