Category: Senegal

Senegal: The Great Trains of Senegal (Gts-Sa), to use the Indian experience to revive rail transport

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On a visit to India last week, the General Manager of GTS-SA, Mr. Samba NDIAYE, signed in the presence of Mr. Mayacine Camara, Secretary of State in charge of the Railway Network, a partnership agreement with the Executive Director of the RITES-LTD Company, a subsidiary of Indian Railways. This partnership aims to benefit from the expertise of India, a country where rail transport is widely used as a means of public transport, for the effective revival of rail transport in Senegal. “The MoU with Grands Trains DU, Senegal, will pave…

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SENEGAL: THE ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK FINANCES THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DAKAR-TIVAOUANE-SAINT LOUIS HIGHWAY FOR AN AMOUNT OF 238 MILLION EUROS

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On Sunday 17 April 2022, the Government of Senegal and the Islamic Development Bank signed a financing agreement in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the Dakar-Tivaouane-Saint Louis motorway construction project. The Islamic Development Bank is contributing 238 million euros to the construction of the motorway, which will link Dakar to Saint Louis and is about 200 km long. This motorway will pass through Lac Rose, which is home to the new city designed to relieve Dakar’s congestion and will be the capital’s second gateway to and from the northern cities. Eventually,…

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INAUGURATION OF THE LONGEST BRIDGE IN SENEGAL, THE LARGE TOLL BRIDGE OF FOUNDIOUGNE, NAMED NELSON MANDELA

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This Saturday, March 26, 2022, the President of the Republic of Senegal, Macky Sall, accompanied by the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, China Xiao, and the Minister in charge of infrastructure, Mansour Faye, proceeded to the inauguration of the large toll bridge of Foundiougne. The 1.3 km long infrastructure that crosses the Saloum River in the commune of Foundiougne in the west of the country, was financed to the tune of 45 billion CFA francs (about 77 million USD) by the State of Senegal and Eximbank of China.…

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MERIDIAM SIGNS THE CONTRACT FOR THE FIRST ELECTRIC BUS IN AFRICA IN DAKAR

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Meridiam has just signed the concession contract for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Dakar. This project, that Meridiam will implement with its partners Keolis and Fonsis is the first of its kind in Africa[1], and represents a total investment of more than €135 million. It includes the operation and maintenance for 15 years of this new clean public transport network, entirely dedicated to 100% electric buses. It is expected to be operational in the summer of 2023. This project will create about 1000 direct and local jobs, with…

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SENEGAL: GTS-SA AND SENTER SA SIGN AN AGREEMENT FOR THE OPERATION OF THE DIAMNIADIO STATION

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In order to have a large number of passengers, the Regional Express Train (TER), launched last December, must rely on other means of public transport. It is in this context that GTS-SA and SENTER SA signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday, March 17, 2022. This agreement signed by the General Manager of Grands Trains du Sénégal (GTS-SA), Mr. Samba NDIAYE, and the General Manager of the National Company for the Management of the Regional Express Train Heritage: SENTER-SA, Mr. Abdou Ndéné SALL, aims at a common exploitation of the…

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