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Dakar, Senegal public transport
  • Europe has announced plans to invest $340 million in upgrading Dakar’s Public Transport Network in Senegal.
  • The financial support will be focused on the restructuring of the Dakar bus network.
  • It covers 14 priority lines and includes the acquisition of 380 buses.

Europe has announced plans to invest $340 million in upgrading Dakar’s Public Transport Network in Senegal aimed at helping the country tackle environmental challenges by providing cleaner, safe and affordable public transport.

The project dubbed Global Gateway will be conducted by the European Investment Bank (EIB) with the support of the European Commission, the French Development Agency (AFD) and the KfW development bank (Germany) on behalf of the German federal ministry for economic cooperation and development.

The financial support will be focused on the restructuring of the Dakar bus network. It covers 14 priority lines and includes the acquisition of 380 buses, the construction of two depots, the …