DAKSHIN

Senegal

India and Senegal enjoy warm and friendly bilateral relations sharing common values of democracy, development and secularism. Senegal has appreciated India’s cooperation and support for the development of Africa on a number of occasions in the international fora. Partnership with India in the fields of urban transport, agriculture, fisheries, rural electrification, human resource development, information technology, health etc. is particularly well appreciated. Senegal, being the leading Francophone country in West Africa, played a significant role in the creation of TEAM-9 and is also a prominent beneficiary under the programme.

External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj handed over e-Rickshaws to Ambassador of Senegal in India H.E. Mr. El Hadji Ibou Boye

The LoC projects under various stages of implementation include LoC of USD 62.95 million for the first phase of lift irrigation for rice self-sufficiency programme (handing over ceremony of agriculture equipment including 520 tractors was organized in April 2018), USD 27.5 million for the 2nd phase of rural electrification project, USD 19 million for the 2nd phase of the fisheries development project, USD 26 million for public transportation and USD 24.5 million for upgradation and rehabilitation of healthcare of Senegal.

Cooperation to tackle the challenge of COVID-19 Pandemic

Government of India donated 25,000 Covishield vaccine doses in March 2021 and supplied 324,000 doses of Made in India COVID-19 vaccines under COVAX scheme.

Capacity Building & Other Exchanges

India supplied 250 e-Rickshaws with lithium-ion batteries to Senegal in November 2018.
HMT has set up an Entrepreneurial Training & Development Centre (CEDT) in Dakar in 2002 and upgraded it in 2019.
Senegal participated in Hub Earth Station of the Pan-African e-Network Project and joined the internet based tele-education and telemedicine project, e-Vidya Bharti and e-ArogyaBhrati (e-VBAB).
A 42 days artificial limbs fitment camp was organized in Senegal in May 2019.
Sixteen Senegalese participated in a short-term special Yoga course under ITEC organized at SVYASA in Bengaluru between February and March 2019.
Six Senegalese scientists were selected for the CV Raman International Fellowship for African Researchers in 2016 and 4 have availed of the scholarship.

Development Cooperation (Grants/ LoCs/ Assistance)

India has extended Lines of Credits (LoCs) to Senegal in sectors such as agriculture and irrigation, transport, rural electrification, fisheries, women poverty alleviation, IT training and equipment, medical, railways etc.
The LoC projects under various stages of implementation include LoC of USD 62.95 million for the first phase of lift irrigation for rice self sufficiency programme (handing over ceremony of agriculture equipment including 520 tractors was organized in April 2018), USD 27.5 million for the 2nd phase of rural electrification project, USD 19 million for the 2nd phase of the fisheries development project, USD 26 million for public transportation and USD 24.5 million for upgradation and rehabilitation of healthcare of Senegal.
EXIM Bank of India has extended buyer’s credit for transmission line/ substations/ distribution network project being executed by Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited; and for supply of vehicles spares and related services by Ashoka Leyland.