Senegal: 220.7 billion FCFA from the World Bank for three priority projects

Senegal is strengthening its financial partnership with the World Bank. Three agreements totaling 220.7 billion FCFA, or around 388.5 million dollars, have been signed to support several development priorities, according to information communicated on Thursday, August 6, 2026, by the Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Planning.

The financing focuses on three areas: strengthening national capacities to respond to emergency situations, improving connectivity in agricultural areas in the north and center of the country, and accelerating economic development in Casamance and the Kédougou region.

A significant portion of the funding concerns road infrastructure. The World Bank approved an additional financing of 140 million dollars in July, mobilized through the International Development Association (IDA), for the Agricultural Production Areas Connectivity Project in Northern and Central Senegal.

275 kilometers of additional roads and tracks

This funding will enable the construction of 171 kilometers of paved roads and 104 kilometers of laterite tracks, particularly on the Koussanar-Koumpentoum and Tambacounda-Dianké Makha corridors. These routes traverse areas where agriculture and livestock are the main economic activities.

The project also includes economic and social infrastructures close to the new routes. This includes agricultural processing platforms intended for women, storage facilities, market spaces, water points, and educational and healthcare equipment. Approximately 221,000 additional people are expected to be directly connected to regional markets and essential services thanks to this new phase.

With this additional funding, the total amount allocated to the connectivity project reaches 470.8 million dollars. According to the World Bank, the already completed works have allowed for the construction or rehabilitation of 414 kilometers of roads and improved access to services for about 350,000 people.

A second agreement concerns the Economic Development Project of Casamance (PDEC). The World Bank approved an additional financing of 40 million dollars at the end of June, bringing the total investment in this program to 85 million dollars. About 850,000 people in Casamance and Kédougou are affected.

In Casamance, the interventions include the rehabilitation of rural roads, modernization of irrigation systems, development of agricultural value chains, and strengthening civil status. In Kédougou, the program will finance resilient school infrastructures, improve rural mobility, and develop vocational training aimed mainly at youth and women.

The project also focuses on local entrepreneurship and sectors with high job creation potential. Agriculture, fishing, mining, and tourism are among the activities identified to promote better economic integration of these territories.

The third component of the agreements concerns strengthening Senegal’s capacity to respond to emergencies and shocks. The information provided by Senegalese authorities does not yet detail this component or the mechanisms that will be mobilized.

This new funding comes as Dakar and the World Bank seek to better align their project portfolio with the priorities of the Senegal 2050 strategy. During a mission in February, both parties identified agriculture, energy, health, water, and digital as sectors where additional resources could be mobilized.