Senegalese Prime Minister’s UAE Visit Strengthens Port, Power and Education Ties

Stronger Ties with the UAE

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko recently visited Abu Dhabi in September 2025 to meet the respected President of the United Arab Emirates. This visit specially focused on how the two countries can beautifully work together in trade, energy, and education sectors. Both countries agreed to grow their partnership in ways that benefit Senegal’s future.

New Port at Ndayane

In this meeting Ports were one of the main topics. As per the information, the Dubai-based company DP World is already managing Dakar’s container terminal. Now they are working on their planning and building the new deep-water port at Ndayane. This project will be the biggest port project in Senegal’s history. Because of this the Dakar will be less crowded and allow very large ships to dock. The expectations are to make Senegal a stronger trade hub in West Africa.

Electricity and Energy Plans

Senegal’s future planning is to give reliable electricity to more and more people and businesses. And the best part is UAE companies are helping in this goal. The Ducab Group has provided 220 kV high-voltage cables to improve Senegal’s important part, the power network. Both sides also discussed future projects in solar and hydropower. These steps will give Senegal more clean energy as well as support to grow

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Education and Training

One of the most important parts of this visit was education. Some Senegalese students are already using the received scholarships to study at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. These two countries dream to create more chances for young people through better training, innovation with skills programmes. They also agreed with each other to cooperate in security and law to support stronger institutions.

Future Possibilities

There are reports of Emiratis taking an interest in pilot training at Blaise Diagne International Airport and along with shipbuilding technology at Dakar Port. But these ideas are not officially confirmed yet could bring new benefits if they move ahead.