The World Bank is providing $100 million in financing to Senegal to transform the transport system in the Dakar region. This support is intended to strengthen network integration, streamline travel, and address the logistical challenges of a growing capital city.

Through the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank has approved concessional financing to support a program to modernize urban mobility in the Dakar metropolitan area.

This support is part of a broader approach to territorial development, as Dakar accounts for nearly a quarter of the country's population and welcomes around 100.000 new residents each year.

The project envisages an integrated transport system, combining the BRT (Bus Rapid Transit), the TER (Regional Express Train), and reorganized bus networks. It also includes the structuring of the informal sector, which is still largely dominant, and improved traffic management. Technical studies are planned for a second BRT line and other transport infrastructure in secondary cities.

For transport and supply chain stakeholders, this reform is essential. Dakar records nearly 7 million daily journeys, 80% of which are made using informal or outdated means.

Traffic congestion costs more than 104 billion CFA francs a year in wasted fuel alone. The network restructuring will help regulate traffic flows, improve delivery times, and strengthen the reliability of distribution corridors.

The project also incorporates climate resilience standards, with drainage systems and ecological solutions designed to mitigate flood risks. Beyond fluidity, this approach aims to sustainably structure urban mobility and strengthen its role in the capital's logistical organization.