DAKAR, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — The Senegalese government said it has implemented, over the last seven years, 1,393 priority projects intended for local authorities, as part of the Support Program for Communes and Agglomerations of Senegal (PACASEN).
These projects, worth a total of more than 38 billion CFA francs (67.5 million dollars), concerned several sectors, notably education, health, sanitation, transport and improvement of the living environment, said the secretary general of the Senegalese Ministry of Urban Planning, Territorial Communities and Regional Planning, Papa Alioune Diouf.
PACASEN also includes a component devoted to investments, aimed at supporting technical assistance and the reforms necessary for the implementation of the program.
According to Mr. Diouf, this system contributed to strengthening the capacities of local authorities and improving the provision of local public services.
He also recalled that the extension of the program, approved on June 22, 2024, provided for additional financing of 70 billion FCFA. END
