Senegal launches $1 billion deep-water port project south of Dakar

Senegalese President Macky Sall.

Senegalese President Macky Sall. On January 3, 2022, he laid the foundation stone of the multi-million deep-water port in Ndayane, a small settlement some 50km south of Senegal's capital Dakar. PHOTO | FILE | NATON MEDIA GROUP

The Senegalese government has launched one of its most ambitious infrastructure projects – the construction of a multi-million deep-water port.

The project, estimated to cost $1.13 billion, is being developed by the Emirati logistics firm DP World.