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The President of the Republic of Senegal Macky Sall chaired Monday December 27 the inauguration ceremony of the Regional Express Train TER. The ceremony took place in the city of Diamniadio which polarizes a new urban center. This inauguration marks the culmination of one of the largest projects of the first phase of the Emerging Senegal Plan of which the African Development Bank is a major partner. The Banks contribution to this project is estimated at 120 billion CFA francs .In front of an audience of political and public figures members of civil society diplomatic representatives technical and financial partners the Senegalese Head of State welcomed the putting into circulation of the Regional Express Train which constitutes a revolution in the development of the public and urban transport sector. Senegal is opening a new era in its modern railway history with the start of commercial operation of the TER five years after the launch of its works . President Sall notably underlined one of the challenges of this flagship project of Senegal the objective of which is to contribute to the restructuring of the urban transport system to promote economic development the redevelopment and rebalancing of urban space in the Senegalese capital. The first phase of the Regional Express Train is co-financed by the African Development Bank the Islamic Development Bank the French Development Agency the French Treasury and the State of Senegal at a total cost of CFAF 780 billion. It aims to improve the conditions of mobility in the agglomeration of Dakar. The project also aims to take into account the service needs induced by the new international airport Blaise Diagne the animation of the urban center of Diamniadio and the establishment of industrial zones by reinforcing their attractiveness.The contribution of the African Development Bank is added to the long list of operations financed by the Bank for the benefit of Senegal.Ms. Yacine Fal Acting Vice-President of the Bank responsible for Regional Development Integration and Service Delivery said The African Development Bank is a key partner of Senegal and I reiterate all its support to the Plan Senegal is emerging because it is perfectly consistent with the major High5 priorities to which the Bank is attached for the development of Africa. I am delighted to point out that the African Development Bank Group has contributed more than 685 billion FCFA to the financing of the first phase of the Emerging Senegal Plan. Our presence at this ceremony is therefore the demonstration of the Banks unwavering commitment to supporting the development efforts undertaken by your governmentMs. Fal reiterated the Banks total commitment to support the priority action plan of phase II of the Emerging Senegal Plan and particularly phase 2 of the Regional Express Train project from 2022. She explained that The African Bank Group development plans to play a major role in financing the second phase of the Emerging Senegal Plan. According to the vice-president it is in this perspective that the African Development Bank Group approved on December 17 2021 the granting of a financing of 162 million euros to Senegal for the implementation of phase I of the program to open up agricultural and mining areas in the north of the country. She added The Banks intervention strategy for the period 2022-2025 will focus on strengthening infrastructure to support competitiveness and regional integration and expanding economic growth through agricultural transformation and industrial development. To this end the African Development Bank intends to mobilize for the benefit of Senegal a funding envelope of around CFAF 787.148 billion over this next five-year cycle. From 1972 the start of the African Development Banks operations in Senegal to date the Banks Board of Directors has approved approximately 116 operations in favor of Senegal for a cumulative amount of over CFAF 1675 billion.
