Senegal's National Assembly President Ousmane Sonko has slammed the government's decision to pursue a G20 debt restructuring framework, insisting the country's financial problems could have been resolved without it.

Hundreds of union workers and opposition supporters took to the streets of Dakar, Senegal, on Wednesday, demanding accountability from Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko's government as the country plunges into a severe debt crisis amid rising living costs.