Category: Senegal

SENEGAL-TRANSPORTS-INNOVATION / Electric car: a regulatory framework put in place in Senegal

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 (APS) The Minister of Infrastructure and Land and Air Transport, Malick Ndiaye, promised, Monday, in Dakar, to support the regulatory framework put in place the same day to promote and regulate the use of electric car in Senegal. ”It is necessary to put in place a regulatory framework to encourage dealers, importers and users to opt for electric vehicles,” said Mr. Ndiaye. He was speaking at a workshop devoted to the establishment of a regulatory framework responsible for governing the entry of electric cars into Senegal. ”The regulatory framework examined…

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Logidoo Launches New Europe – Africa Corridor to Strengthen Senegalese Market and Economic Prosperity

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Dakar, Senegal  —  To achieve its goal of transforming cross-border trade between Europe and Africa, Logidoo, a leading pan-African logistics company, proudly announces the launch of a new logistics corridor, set to commence operations in June 2024. Partnering with Skynet for domestic operations and IRsalkom for cross-border logistics, this initiative aims to provide a seamless logistics experience for businesses, bolstering economic growth and market expansion for Senegalese  and African enterprises in line with the objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).   Logidoo’s new corridor will significantly boost…

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SENEGAL- Fight against road insecurity: the CEO of ANASER announces the implementation of local plans

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(APS) – The director general of the National Road Safety Agency (ANASER), Cheikhou Omar Gaye, announced, Wednesday, the upcoming implementation of local plans to combat road insecurity in the fourteen regions of Senegal. “Not all regions have the same specificities and the same needs to address the issue of road safety. This is why, in each region, a local plan to combat road insecurity will be developed under the chairmanship of the governor, with a monitoring committee which will implement these activities which are identified in each region,” he said.…

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Senegal: Towards General States of Transport for Sector Transformation

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The Ministry of Infrastructure and Land and Air Transport, Malick NDIAYE, has announced the upcoming organization of general states of transport in Senegal. This initiative, scheduled for the end of July 2024, aims to lay the groundwork for a profound and lasting transformation of the transport sector in the country. The announcement was made on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, during an initial meeting between the new minister and representatives of road transport unions. Objectives of the General States These meetings aim to determine, based on sector challenges, concerted measures to…

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SENEGAL: 90% OF ROAD ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY HUMAN FACTORS, ACCORDING TO TRANSPORT MINISTER 

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(Logis-T Africa) – Speeding, overloading, and vehicle condition are among the main causes of road accidents in Senegal, warned the newly appointed Minister of Infrastructure and Land and Air Transport, Malick Ndiaye. According to him, these human factors are responsible for 90% of the accidents that occur on Senegalese roads. The minister’s remarks follow a road accident that occurred last Thursday in Yamong, in the Koungheul department, which claimed the lives of 14 people and injured around forty others. This tragedy once again illustrates the dramatic consequences of irresponsible behavior…

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SENEGAL-RAILS-RELANCE / GTS offers five free days between Thiès and Diamniadio, from Wednesday

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(APS) – Les Grands trains du Sénégal (GTS) will offer five days of free services between Thiès and Diamniadio, starting Wednesday, we learned from its general director, Oumar Amadou Sow. Speaking at a press conference at the Thiès railway station on Monday, Oumar Amadou Sow announced that after dry runs on Monday and Tuesday, to test its machines, its staff and the rails, “the good news , is that from Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, (the company) plans to do free trials”. “All the populations of Thiès will be…

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The Italian Foreign Trade Agency opens an office in Dakar

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The Italian Foreign Trade Agency (ITA) declares having opened an office in Dakar last January, with the aim of “facilitating commercial relations between companies” from Italy and those from Senegal . The ITA explains in a press release sent to the APS on Tuesday that its “primary objective […] is to facilitate commercial relations between Senegalese and Italian companies, particularly during trade fairs and events in Italy”. The Italian agency promises to “assist” Senegalese companies “in their efforts” aimed at “discovering Italian products and technologies”. “It also intends to help…

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Senegal: CETUD Continues Its Commitment to Innovation in Urban Mobility with the Third Edition of the Innovation Prize

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The commitment to innovation in urban mobility remains at the core of the priorities of the Executive Council of Sustainable Urban Transport (CETUD). The third edition of the Innovation Prize represents another step in this ongoing effort to encourage innovative technological initiatives in the field of transportation in Dakar. This new edition, following a context rich in events focused on sustainable mobility, revolves around a critical theme: the creation of innovative web/mobile applications for public transportation in Dakar. Inspired by past successes, CETUD has devised stimulating thematic directions to encourage…

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RECRUITMENT : SENEGAL MINERGY PORT (SMP) INVITES INTERNATIONAL UNSOLICITED APPLICATIONS FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF SEA CAPTAINS TO BE TRAINED AS PILOTS FOR THE MINERAL PORT OF BARGNY

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As part of the forthcoming commissioning of its port facilities, Société Senegal Minergy Port (SMP), Operator of the Mineral and Bulk port of Bargny, is considering recruiting candidates to train the port’s future pilots. With this in mind, the General Management is opening a list of unsolicited applications for the selection of four (04) candidates for pilot training, with a view to the exercise of ship maneuvers by seagoing marine executives, long-distance captains, with high potential and proven experience in the maritime and port sector. I. Admission requirements Prospective Senegalese…

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“XËYU NDAW ÑI”: 6,561 young people trained in road safety in 2022 (director 3fpt)

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(APS) – A total of 6,561 young people were trained in road safety techniques in 2022 under the “XËYU NDAW ÑI” program, the director general of the Vocational and Technical Training Financing Fund said on Monday. (3FPT), Sophie Diallo. “Six thousand five hundred sixty-one (6561) young people were trained in road safety techniques in 2022 as part of the ‘XËYU NDAW ÑI’ program out of a target of 20,000 young people,” said Ms. Diallo. She was speaking on the sidelines of a workshop to share the modalities for implementing the…

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