Senegal Humanitarian Background

For more detailed database on disasters by country, please see the Centre for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters:

http://www.emdat.be/country-profile

Calamities and Seasonal Affects

For other cities in the Country see: http://www.weather-and-climate.com

For average temperatures, please see the following document: Senegal Dakar average temperature_21Mar2013

For average rainfall, please see the following document: Senegal Dakar average rainfall_21Mar2013

Capacity and Contacts for In-Country Emergency Response

Government

In case of emergency in Senegal, the Ministry of Interior plays, through the Department of Civil Protection (DPC) and the Plan ORSEC (Senegal's national emergency plan), a central role in the coordination of emergency response operations. The Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire (CSA) is also involved in emergency response. It is a government cell, composed of militaries and civilians. It is placed under the management of the Ministry of Family, of National Solidarity, of Feminine Enterprise and Micro Finance.  The mandate of the CSA is to ensure food security within the country, by providing food assistance to affected population.

The government is doing efforts to prevent emergencies when it is possible; some recurrent situations are predictable like floods, they occur each year during the rainy season. DPC has a Matrix of preparation prior to the rainy season (cleaning of the evacuation canals, maintenance of water pumps system etc). There is also a new Ministry created in 2012 dedicated to the management and the implementation of a project to avoid annual floods and the flow of affected people caused by it. The Ministry is relocating the population leaving in the flooding sectors in order to rehabilitate the water evacuation system in the more affected areas of the city. The project already started and aims to eliminate flooding problems in the future.

The Plan Orsec will be activated by the Government only if the State resources are not sufficient to answer the emergency.

For information on Senegal Government Contact details see the following link: 4.1 Senegal Government Contact List

For the Embassies and Consulates present in Senegal please see: http://embassy.goabroad.com/embassies-in/senegal

Humanitarian Community

Senegal host a lot of NGO’s and UN agency regional offices. The humanitarian community is used to support emergencies in the Sahel region. Logistically, the Country private sector is strong. There is a lot of reliable transport companies and there are private and state owned warehouses (CSA) available to rent everywhere in the country. IFRC has a regional NFI warehouse in Dakar where they have a stock for NFI to cover 5000 families. They also have an 18TM truck and a reserve of 10 vehicles ready to be deployed anywhere in the Sahel and in Golf of Guinea region.

UNHCR have their NFI contingency stock in Accra and it’s ready to be sent anywhere needed. WFP also has regional stock ready to be deployed in Accra through the UNHRD.They also have 4 mobile storage units in Senegal. In 2012, The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has given US$7 million to four UN agencies to provide emergency food aid for most food insecure people in Senegal.

For information on Senegal Government Contact details see the following link: 4.2 Senegal Humanitarian Agency Contact List

For additional Information on Senegal Humanitarian Community, please see the following document: Senegal Humanitarian Background additional Information

'Note: The information provided in the attached document, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.'

Senegal Regulatory Narrative

For details on Government Regulatory Agencies, please see the following link: 4.1 Senegal Government Contact List

Senegal Customs Information

Decree 83504 of 17 May 1983 article 24 and 25 exonerates all the food aid intended for the state of Senegal. In case of Emergency the Government of Senegal grants to UN Agencies and NGOs exemption from taxes and duties on materials, equipment, facilities and services imported or purchased on the national territory for carrying out their programs with the exception of fuels and lubricants.

For details on Senegal customs information, please see the following link: Senegal Customs Administration

Duties and Tax Exemption

Information on duties and tax exemption unavailable.

For contact information regarding government custom authorities, please follow the link below: 4.1 Senegal Government Contact List

Emergency Response:

Exemption Regular Regime (Non-Emergency Response): 

Decree 83504 of 17 May 1983 article 24 and 25 exonerates all the food aid intended for the state of Senegal. In case of Emergency the Government of Senegal grants to UN Agencies and NGOs exemption from taxes and duties on materials, equipment, facilities and services imported or purchased on the national territory for carrying out their programs with the exception of fuels and lubricants. Code des Douanes du Sénégal : Law N° 87-47, 28 December 1987

These two mechanisms also facilitate the customs clearance during Emergencies: DEP: Déclaration d’enlèvement provisoire et APE, Autorisation provisoire d’enlèvement, are simplified declarations that allowed in case of Emergency to the economic actor, to retrieve the imported material from the custom and regularize it within 15 days.

Exemption Certificate Application Procedure: 

Exemption Certificate Document Requirements

Information regarding exemption certificate document requirements unavalible

Customs Clearance

For information regarding customs details, please see the following link: Senegal Customs Information

General Information 

Customs Clearance Document Requirements

For Food Aid directed to other CO passing trough Senegal, usually the transit procedure is chosen. The receiving CO, must assure that on the B/L accompanying the Cargo is stated “Cargo in transit to…”  In this way the receiving CO will pay only for the handling fees at Dakar Port (usually lower than for food direct to Senegal) and will obtain a Custom escort until the border. Then all the Custom Clearance procedures will be executed with the custom authorities of the receiving country. Normally neither Senegal Country Office nor Regional Bureau are involved in this procedure, as the operation is carried out by the Forwarding Agent charged by WFP receiving CO.

For information on Senegal Customs Information by Entry Points, please see the following document: Senegal Customs Information by Entry Points Additional Information

'Note: The information provided in the attached document, which has been taken from the old LCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.'

Senegal has four ports. Dakar, the main port of the country, contributes for more than 90% of Senegalese foreign trade. The other ports are mainly specialized in the export of commodities such as groundnuts, mangoes, shrimps and other tropical products. These ports are Kaolack, Ziguinchor and Saint-Louis.

Key port information can also be found at: http://www.maritime-database.com/ports/topports.php

Port Overview

The Port of Dakar is at the crossroad between Europe, North America, South America and West Sub-Saharan Africa. It is located on the westernmost coast of Africa, built on a natural crew reef and well protected from Atlantic swell. The port has been opened to commercial traffic since 1865. It provides excellent shelter to ships, and ensures safe access at all times: the highest tides vary between 0.20 and 1.80 metres.

Dakar has one of the largest deep-water seaports along the West African coast. It ranks fifth in cargo volume after Richards-Bay, Durban, Lagos and Abidjan. The Senegalese government has established an independent entity to manage the port, namely the Société Nationale du Port Autonome de Dakar (SN-PAD) or Dakar Port Authority.

The total length of the piers is about 10 km for 40 available berths. The draught is between 10 and 13 meters. The Dakar Port also got a new Logistic Platform to improve their activities. The platform cover 21 hectares, there is 40 000 m2 of Warehouses, 750 parking places for trucks.  The platform regroups also the offices of freight forwarders, customs, wholesalers etc. For now the platform is not totally operational. 

For additional information on the Port of Dakar, please see the following link: Website for Port of Dakar

Port Picture

Description and Contacts of Key Companies

For port company contact details, please see the following link: 4.3 Senegal Port and Waterways Company Contact List

For additional port contact details, please see the following website: Website of Dakar Port Authority

Port Performance

The Port of Dakar was visited by 2858 vessels in 2012. In 2012, the Port of Dakar handled a total of 11 869 557 tons of cargo. The structure of the global traffic goes like this: 60% for importations, 16% of the cargo for exportation, the transit cargo represent 15%, transhipment 6% and fishing represent 3%. Cargo transit to Mali represents 90% of the global transit. In 2012 the traffic to Mali increases of 14%. In 2012, the Port of Dakar handled close to 50 thousand vehicles. Information on Seasonal Constraints not provided

* Bulk and Break Bulk Handling Figures unavaliable however, additional information has been taken from the old LCA and added to suit the new format

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

For discharge rates and port costs, please see the following tables:

For additional details on discharge rates and terminal handling charges, please see the following link: Website of Port Charges and Invoicing of Dakar Port Authority

General Cargo Handling Berths

For additional information on the Port of Dakar, please see the following link: Additional Port of Dakar Information

Note: The information provided in the attached document, which has been taken from the old LCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

Port Handling Equipment

Hire of labor is generally arranged by labor companies/unions such as SATS, BMO accredited by the PAD and who have their own tariff protocols with companies working in the port. Hire of equipment is mainly governed by the SEMPOS tariff that is applied by most stevedoring companies in the port.

Container Facilities

Customs Guidance

For information on customs guidance, please see section 1.3 Customs Information & 1.4 Shipping Information:

1.3 Senegal Customs Information

Terminal Information

Multipurpose Terminal

The Container Terminal in not directly managed by the Governmental Port Authority “Port Autonome de Dakar” but is assigned to private Companies. Since January 2008, the container terminal is managed by Dubai Port World. The Container Terminal situated in the Northern Zone of Dakar Port covers an area of 24 ha and approx.700 meters of linear quay with three (03) berths dredged from 12 to 13 m. An up-to-date equipment is available for handling services including four (04) wharf gantry cranes (two of which Post-Panamax), four (04) Gottwald cranes on tyres, ten (10) yard gantry cranes, fifteen (15) reach stackers, four hundred (400) plugs and sockets for reefer containers. The annual traffic of around 300 000 TEUs, in constantly growing.

Multipurpose Terminal

For additional information on terminals, please see attached document: Senegal Port of Dakar additional Information

Note: The information provided in the attached document, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

Main Storage Terminal

Storage facilities managed by Port Authonome de Dakar.

For additional information on storage, please see attached document: Senegal Port of Dakar additional Information

Note: The information provided in the attached document, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

Stevedoring

Handling operations aboard ships, lifting in storage areas and on the quays, stuffing and shipping of containers and delivery are provided by private companies. The handling equipment is constantly renewed to ensure an efficient service for all categories of cargo and types of ships. It consists of cranes and elevators (reach stackers, front-loaders). The new operator DP World has considerably extended the equipment of the Port of Dakar with four quay cranes (2 panamax and 2 post-panamax) and 10 gantry cranes RTG.

Port Security

Having quickly understood the new security issues in the environment of the international maritime transports, the port committed itself in a vast program of tremendous changes.

With the ISPS code (International Ship and Port facilities Code) coming into force, the Port of Dakar had taken all financial and material steps to make the port installations and operations comply with the directives resulting from the SOLAS (Surf ace Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study) instructions.

For that reason, the Port developed a series of devices:

•  An aid to navigation device located at the port control (Vigie) and equipped with an AIS (Automatical Identification of Ships) system and a functional beaconing system.
•  A waterplan and roads watch system equipped with radars, remote watch systems and nautical patrols
•  A device to secure port access and premises with the development the first polyvalent aid centre equipped with high technology units.

Senegal Aviation 

Key airport information may also be found at: http://worldaerodata.com/

 Senegal has 20 airports of which 9 have paved runways and 11 unpaved runways. Dakar is the main airport of the country with international standards. 190 kilometres from Dakar, is the Kaolack Airfield, which is primarily used as disengagement airfield for Dakar Airport. Other Senegalese airports are Tambacounda, Ziguinchor, Saint-Louis and Cap-Skirring. The security of the navigation in was ensured in by ASECNA (The Agency for the Security of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar), but since may 2008 the control is back to the Senegalese Government through the “Agence Nationale de l'Aviation Civile du Sénégal”. The HQ of the ASECNA is hosted in Senegal, but following Senegal’s exit from the organisation, it could be moved in another country.

For information on government contacts, please see the following link: 4.1 Senegal Government Contact List

For information on airport company contact details, please see the following link: 4.4 Senegal Airport Company Contact List

Procedures for Foreign Registered Aircraft

An aircraft can not operate on the territory of the Republic of Senegal unless it is registered. Except in cases where authorization is granted by ANACS, no person shall operate an aircraft in Senegal unless it is registered in Senegal, in a contracting state or in a foreign state that has concluded with Senegal an agreement for use in Senegal of an aircraft registered in that State. It is prohibited to use civil aircraft to be eligible for registration under the laws of Senegal unless it is registered by its owner under the provisions of the laws of the Authority and Senegal (ANACS) has issued a certificate registration for that aircraft. The registration certificate must be kept permanently on board the aircraft.

REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY

An aircraft is eligible for registration if: The aircraft is owned by a Senegalese citizen, a foreign citizen residing in Senegal elected, a body incorporated under the laws of Senegal or a government agency in Senegal;
The aircraft is not registered in a foreign state.

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION

Any person wishing to register an aircraft in Senegal must file an application or petition to ANACS accordance with standards and procedures defined by this regulation. Any application:

1. must contain information concerning the identity of the applicant;
2. provide proof of ownership;
3. must be signed in indelible ink;

Taxes and fees prescribed by law shall be paid to the ANACS at the filing of the application for registration. If the applicant meets all the requirements for registration, ANACS must issue a certificate of registration

Senegal Road Network

About 90% of movements of people and goods in Senegal are made via roads. The roads network is estimated at about 14,500 km, of which 4,500 km are paved. In fact, it is now possible from Dakar to reach any of the other ten Senegalese main regional cities by  paved road. The Government of Senegal has launched an ambitious programme aimed at rehabilitating certain roads and building new ones. However, as in many other African countries, road maintenance is a recurrent problem.

For Senegal government contacts, please see the following link: 4.1 Senegal Government Contact List

Distance Matrix

Travel Time Matrix

Road Security

Security Level: Good

No security problems in general but for the Cassamance region. There, some road segments are not authorised for usage by UN staff due to the presence of active rebel groups. So in Cassamance, it is better to avoid segment of road N5 from Séléti to Bignona and N4 from Ziguinchor to Sao Domingos in Guinee Bissau. See UNDSS for more information if you plan to travel in the region. Drivers tend to exceed speed limits, follow other vehicles closely, ignore lane markings, and attempt to pass even when facing oncoming traffic.

Some roads have sidewalks or sufficient space for pedestrian traffic, others do not, and pedestrians are forced to walk in or along the roadway. Due to limited street lighting, pedestrians are difficult to see at night. Drivers in both rural and urban areas may frequently expect to encounter and share the road with motorcycles, bicyclists, pedestrians, livestock and animal carts. Caution and defensive driving techniques are strongly recommended. During the rainy season, many roads, mostly regional roads, departmental roads and tracks are passable only with four-wheel drive vehicles and so places are just not accessible at all.

Weighbridges and Axle Load Limits

As the majority of heavy vehicle traffic in Senegal has its origin and destination in Dakar, and more specifically the Port of Dakar, an effective way to control overloading would be to weigh all heavy vehicles leaving and entering the Port of Dakar. It was therefore recommended that negotiations be entered into with the Port Authority to establish weighbridges at the main entrances to the port.

These weighbridges would be used for overload law enforcement and should comply with all the requirements in terms of facilities, equipment, type of scale, computer equipment, software, and holding facilities. The existing weighbridge at one of the port entrances, which is currently used for commercial purposes, could be upgraded to a multi-deck scale and be used for law enforcement in addition to its current function. However, the logistics of the weighing activities would have to be analysed to ensure that undue delays are not caused.

There is an ongoing project of the State to build 6 fixed weighbridges stations in the country, Diamniodio, Tanabcounda, Thies, Kidira and Rosso. The works has to be done by 2014.  For now there is 3 mobile weighbridges installed around the country, one at Dakar Port, one in Tambacounda and one in Diamniodio. Senegal Government revised the axle load limit in line with the ECOWAS specifications but there are not enough weighbridges in the country, hence vehicles still exceed allowable limits. The maximum axle load restriction applicable in the ECOWAS Region is 11.5 tons. Sanctions are applicable by the regulation 14-2005/UEMOA , in case of transgression of the authorized limits. But so far, the government doesn't have the means to control all the traffic.

Road Class and Surface Conditions

Road Classification

For additional information on Senegal road class, surface conditions, bridges and networks, please see attached document: Senegal Road Network Additional Information

Note: The information provided in the attached document, which has been taken from the old LCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

Senegal Railway Assessment

There are 906 km of railway. There is one line covering Dakar-Bamako. The Dakar to Bamako line was privatized in 2003 and it is run by Transrail, which until 2007 was owned by Canac (Canada). In 2007, Canac was bought by Savage (US). It sold is stake in Transrail to Vecturis (Belgium) who operates the line. Trains on the Dakar-Bamako line run every 8 or 9 days. There is no set schedule. In 2005, weekly service began but it has been scaled back because of engineering work on the line. The 648 mile train trip takes more then two days. The track is dilapidated and accidents are frequent. A derailment on May 14, 2009 killed 5 people and injured 37. In June 2008, the Ministries of Transport of Senegal and Mali issued a joint declaration that said the privatization of the Dakar-Bamako had failed and Transrail “had not succeeded in managing the routes more efficiently than the former national rail companies.”

For information on Senegal Government contacts, please see the following link: 4.1 Senegal Government Contact List

Travel Time Matrix

Time to destination in the best conditions of the rails and if everything goes well during the travel.

Note: The information provided has been taken from the old LCA has been adjusted to suit the structure of the new LCA

Railway Companies and Consortia

The former Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer du Sénégal (SNCS) was privatised along with the Mali system in 2003, when a 25-year concession was awarded to Transrail SA. Transrail now operates the complete former Dakar-Niger railway from Dakar to Bamako (1,232 km) in both Senegal and Mali.

For railway company contact details,please see the following link: 4.9 Senegal Railway Company Contact List

Capacity Table

Information on railway capacity unavailable

Key Route Information

The rails network is very old and it takes a lot of money to maintain it. Transrail maintain it so far but it takes most of it's resources.

Key Stations

Key Station information unavailable

For additional information on the Senegal Railway Network, please see the following document: Senegal Railway Additional Information

Senegal Waterways Assessment

Three Rivers cross the Country from East to West:  Senegal River (1700 km) in the North, The Gambia River (750 km) and the Casamance River (300 km) in the South (called Cacheu in the map below). There is also the Saloum River who rises about 105 kilometers east of Kaolack, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

For information on Senegal government contacts, please see the following link: 4.1 Senegal Government Contact List

Company Information

Cosama - Operates on: Dakar-Ziguinchor.

Does the company abide by international security standards? Yes

For contact details of Senegal Waterways companies, please see the following link: Annex 2.4 Senegal Port and Waterways Company Contact List

Travel Time Matrix

Senegal Storage Assessment

For contact details of Senegal Storage companies, please see the following link: 4.5 Senegal Storage and Milling Company Contact List

Commercial Storage

Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations

The Commission for the Food Security in Senegal (CSA, Commisariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire) owns the best warehouse you will find anywhere in the field. They have 500 to 2000 MT warehouses where WFP rent space in various part of the country. The State use these warehouses to stock their own food reserve. They have big warehouses in Dakar, Thies, Kaolack, Tambacounda, Kedougou, St-Louis, Orossogui, Ziguinchor, Kolda and some other villages etc. Space is available to rent. There is also space around the CSA land where it would be possible, after agreement with the CSA, to build mobile storage units if needed in case of emergency.

Cold Chain

Senegal Milling Assessment

There are 3 major milling companies in Senegal: GMD ( Grand Moulins de Dakar) , NMA (Nouvelle Minoterie Africaine) and les Moulins Sentenac. Almost 75% of Senegal need of flour is assured by “Grands Moulins de Dakar” . Based since 1952 in a strategic position by Dakar port, GMD can mill up to 1250 MT of wheat per day. In case of Emergency GMD could be the only flour provider capable of delivering relevant quantities.

For contact details of all Senegal Milling Companies, please see the following link: 4.5 Senegal Storage and Milling Company Contact List

Milling Company - GMD Grands Moulins de Dakar

Senegal Fuel

Senegal depends on crude oil import that is refined in country. There is only one Refinery, Société Africaine de Raffinage (SAR), of which Senegal Government shares the ownership with Total and Shell. The refinery is based in Mbao 25km from Dakar. SAR is Senegal’s biggest company. Crude Oil comes mostly from Nigeria. The SAR refines 1 200 000 MT of crude oil per year but Senegal needs are around 1 600 000 and so extra 400 000 MT of already refined hydrocarbons are imported especially in the form of Butane Gas (of which Senegal is a great consumer) and Fuel Oil for electricity production. Regarding butane gas (mostly used for cooking), Senegal refines internally less than 10 000 Mt (corresponding to around 1% of the crude material imported) but the country need is around 1 000 000 MT.

So the needs are met with imported quantities. Except for two dams on Senegal River that produce small amount of energy, Senegal totally dependent from crude oil also for its electrical energy needs. Assessment studies for a local exploitation are made since the early eighties trough The Senegalese National Oil Company, PETROSEN, was created in May 1981 to serve as the implementing tool for the State's petroleum policy. Information may also be found at: http://www.mytravelcost.com/petrol-prices/ which is updated monthly. 

For details on Senegal government contacts, please see the following link: 4.1 Senegal Government Contact List

For details on Senegal fuel provider contacts, please see the following link: 4.6 Senegal Fuel Provider Contact List

Fuel Pricing

Seasonal Variations 

Fuel Transportation

About 25 licenses have been granted to independent operators for road transport of oil products. There are about 250 active road tankers in Senegal with a total capacity of over 6500 m3. The transportation infrastructure and fleet are sufficient to handle current domestic needs as well as increased demand from the humanitarian community.

 Standards, Quality and Testing

For additional information on Senegal Fuel supply, storage and distribution, please see the following document: Senegal Fuel Supply, Storage & local distribution additional information

'Note: The information provided in the attached document, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.'

Senegal Transporters

For information on transport companies in Kaolack region who cover the entire country, please see the following link from the CCIAK ,Kaolack Chambre de Commerce: Kaolack Chambre de Commerce Website

For details on transport company contacts, please the the following link: Annex 4.2.7 Senegal Transporter Contact List

Please see the following table for information on transporter fleet size data: 4.2.7 Senegal Transporter Fleet Size Table

Senegal Additional Service Providers: Vehicle Rental, Taxi Companies, Freight Forwarding Agents, Handling Equipment, Power Generation and ISPs

For details of additional service provider contacts, please see the following link: 4.8 Senegal Additional Service Provision Contact List

Vehicle Rental

Prices vary from company and type of car. But you can find an economic car for 30 to 40 $ per day plus kms.

For contact details please see the following link: 4.8 Senegal Additional Service Provision Contact List

Taxi Companies 

Available in most towns; fares are metered. Rates increase after midnight. It is cheaper and  safe to hail a taxi in the street than arrange to be collected from the hotel. Bush taxis are good for journeys into the interior.

For contact details please see the following link: 4.8 Senegal Additional Service Provision Contact List

Freight Forwarding Agents

For contact details please see the following link: 4.8 Senegal Additional Service Provision Contact List

Handling Equipment 

For contact details please see the following link: 4.8 Senegal Additional Service Provision Contact List

Electricity and Power 

For contact details please see the following link: 4.8 Senegal Additional Service Provision Contact List

Following institutional reform in 1998, Senegal's electricity sector was split into three entities: Senelec, the national utility, the Agency for Rural Electrification (Agence Sénégalaise d'Electrification Rurale, ASER) and the Electricity Regulatory Board (Commission de Régulation au Secteur de l'Electricité, CRSE). Electricity generation, mainly on a Build-Own-Operate (BOO) basis, is open to the private sector, and Senelec, the sole buyer, signs power purchase contracts with independent power producers (IPPs). The General Electric/GTI Dakar IPP, which supplies approximately 20 percent of Senelec’s electrical needs, was commissioned in 1998. It has an installed capacity of 56 MW. On-line since January 2008, the second IPP Kounoune 1 has an installed capacity of 67.5 MW. Senegal's major source of electricity is mostly diesel and gas, with an installed capacity of 633 MW. Some hydroelectricity generated from the Manantali Dam in Mali is split between Senegal, Mali and Mauritania. Manantali has an installed capacity of 200 MW dispatched as follows: 52% for Mali, 15% for Mauritania and 33% for Senegal (66 MW).

Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

For contact details please see the following link: 4.8 Senegal Additional Service Provision Contact List

Internet use in Senegal has also been booming for the last years, especially in Dakar, but also beyond the capital, where an impressing telecom infrastructure has been created. As prices for broadband installation and services rapidly are going down, a bigger segment of the population uses the Internet at work and at home. Standard broadband subscriptions cost around $80 for installation and $40 a month, while even cheaper deals can be found.

The real boom in Internet - reaching a large part of population - is however attributed to Senegal's large and ever-growing number of telecentres or cybercafes, which combine telephone and fax services with Internet renting at a low price. Renting a computer connected to the web normally does not costs more than franc CFA 300 ($ 0.60) an hour. Uses vary from e-mail communication to news reading, chatting, games and multi-media usage, and costumers include almost all social layers.

Internet service is widely available in Dakar and other towns either for private subscription or through Senegal’s extensive network of “telecentres” and Internet cafes.

Senegal Manual Labor Costs

The average wages for unskilled and semi skilled workers in 2013 is around $5–6 per day.

For skilled worker the average wage is $ 20/day.

Senegal Telecommunications 

Senegal has an excellent telecommunications infrastructure, which is digitized. Sonatel, Senegal’s main telecommunications operator continues to dominate the market. It was privatized in 1997 with France Telecom as the strategic partner. Liberalization of some services accompanied privatization. Three companies provide cellular telephone services, and there is a competitive Internet services market. As a result, there has been a boom of Internet-related activities and services and in cell phone usage. In 2012 , more than 94% of the  population has a mobile phone. These last few years have witnessed the spectacular growth of mobile telephony with 2 144 818 subscribers in 2012. In addition, cable, telex, fax and Internet services are available. Internet is accessible in cyber cafe all around Dakar and the major cities of the country. The internet user growth hit 84% in 2012 with 628 621 new user, most on them on 3G services.

Telecommunication Regulation

Senegal enjoys one of the most unrestricted media scene in the region. The constitution guarantees freedom of the news media and the independent media frequently criticize the government. In terms of ICT development, Senegal is probably the leading Francophone sub-Saharan African country. The office for implementing the ICT component of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) is located in the capital, Dakar.

The telecommunications sector in Senegal has recently undergone a complete restructuring as a result of the privatisation of the past national telecommunications operator. The new Telecommunications Act (December 2001) replaces the 1996 Telecommunications Act and institutes the Telecommunications Regulation Agency (Agence de Régulation des Télécommunications - ART) as the main player in formulating and supervising Senegalese ICT policies. The Audiovisual Supreme Council (Haut Conseil de l’Audiovisuel - HCA) is an independent authority created in 1998 to control all audiovisual media. Internet content falls within the scope of the HCA but this body does not have a regulatory role.

The functions of the HCA are to guarantee the independence and freedom of information and communication media; to ensure free and healthy competition in the sector; and to set rules relating to producing, programming and broadcasting that regulate audiovisual transmissions. Before 2001, the national operator, Sonatel, played a pivotal role in the emergence of the ICT sector in Senegal by concurrently fulfilling access provision, regulatory, entrepreneurial and commercial functions. Since its privatisation and the creation of ART, a clear distinction has been established between public and regulatory functions, and private and operational functions.

A licence is needed to use those apparels. The licence is awarded by the « Agence de Régulation des Télécommunications et des Postes », ARTP. To apply for UHF/VHF/HF/VSAT licenses contact ARTP Sénégal, Route des Almadies – Angle Djoulikaye, Dakar +221 33 869 03 69

Existing Humanitarian Telecoms Systems

Please see the attached document for additional information on Existing Humanitarian Telecoms Systems in Senegal: Senegal Existing Humanitarian Telecoms Systems Additional Information

Note: The information provided in the attached document, which has been taken from the old LCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

Senegal Food Suppliers, Accommodation and Other Markets

In the local market you can find all kind of material.  Non food items such as kitchen kit, blankets, tarpaulins, buckets are available in the Capital market and also in the regional markets.

For details on Senegal Food Suppliers, Accommodation and Other Markets contacts, please see the following link: 4.8 Senegal Additional Service Provision Contact List

Senegal Government Contact List

Senegal Humanitarian Agency Contact List

Senegal Port and Waterways Company Contact List

Senegal Airport Company Contact List

Senegal Storage and Milling Company Contact List

Senegal Fuel Provider Contact List

*The Senegalese National Oil Company, PETROSEN, was created in May 1981 to serve as the implementing tool for the State's petroleum policy. PETROSEN is under the supervision of the Ministry in charge of the Energy sector, which through its Department of Energy ensures the control and follow-up of petroleum operations based on the Petroleum Code.  PETROSEN, in collaboration with the Department of Energy, prepares and negotiates all petroleum conventions and contracts. Conventions and Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) are signed between the Minister of Energy and the petroleum companies, while PETROSEN signs a Joint Operating Agreement (JOA).

Senegal Transporter Contact List

Senegal Additional Service Provision Contact List