Senegal - Programme to Open up Agricultural and Mining Areas – Phase 1 (PDZAM-1)

The proposed intervention is an AfDB loan of EUR 117.62 million and an Africa Growing Together Fund (AGTF) loan of EUR 44.00 million to the Republic of Senegal to contribute to the financing of phase I of the Programme to Open Up Agricultural and Mining Areas (PDZAM). The programme, which involves 786.20 kilometres of roads of roads to be developed and/or rehabilitated, will be financed in several phases. Phase 1 will concern 482.94 kilometres of roads covering the Kidira-Bakel section (65 kilometres), the Boucle du Riz section (172.44 kilometres), the Louga-Keur Momar Sarr-Richard Toll section (116.27 kilometres), the Orofondé-Matam section in Dandé Mayo Nord (104.23 kilometres), and a 25-kilometre stretch of National Highway No. 2 – RN2 (Thiès-Kébémer). The implementation of this programme will contribute to developing and unlocking the economic potential of Senegal’s northern regions by reducing transport costs. This first phase will be implemented over a period of 4 years.