Digital Divide Country Profile · Africa

Senegal

Closing the digital divide, expanding meaningful connectivity, and advancing digital education and workforce participation.

National digital inclusion context

A portfolio-based view of access, capability, and outcomes.

This profile organizes the initiatives directly connected to Senegal in the global research inventory. It follows the study's country-profile framework: national context, broadband infrastructure, inclusion practices, education and workforce connections, implementation actors, and intended contribution.

The documented portfolio emphasizes Mobile / Wireless Infrastructure, Institutional / School Connectivity Infrastructure, Last-Mile / Access Infrastructure, 4G, 4G/LTE. The profile treats infrastructure, affordability, capability, institutions, support, and outcomes as an interconnected system.

Portfolio pattern

What the documented response contains.

Counts reflect source-workbook tags. One initiative may appear in multiple infrastructure or technology categories.

Infrastructure and access

Mobile / Wireless Infrastructure4
Institutional / School Connectivity Infrastructure2
Last-Mile / Access Infrastructure2
4G/5G Mobile Networks1
Core Network1

Specific technologies

4G1
4G/LTE1
5G1
Digital Identity / e-ID1
fiber-optic networks1

Intervention classification

Infrastructure only5
Infrastructure and Specific Technology4
Neither explicitly identified2
Development Finance + Fiber + Mobile Broadband + Regional Inclusion1

Education and workforce

Connectivity becomes consequential through participation.

3 initiatives explicitly connect to education, K–12, or college/university contexts, and 2 connect to workforce development. Other investments may enable these outcomes indirectly.

Access

Networks, service availability, devices, and connection quality.

Capability

Skills, confidence, accessibility, navigation, and support.

Participation

Education, work, health, government, and civic opportunity.

Sustainability

Governance, operations, maintenance, funding, and learning.

Project and initiative portfolio

12 documented records

Every directly tagged record is shown with details and supporting URLs preserved from the research workbook.

School broadband procurement

Africa School Connectivity Procurement under UNICEF/ITU Giga

Procurement announced 2026; agreements expected 2027 · Schools and learning/care locations

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Status / periodProcurement announced 2026; agreements expected 2027LocationSchools and learning/care locationsPopulationStudents, teachers and surrounding communitiesOrganizationsUNICEF; ITU; national partners

Creates a competitive procurement pathway for school and clinic connectivity, building on Giga mapping and gap analysis.

Activities and approach: School broadband procurement; mapping; real-time monitoring.

Institutional / School Connectivity InfrastructureInfrastructure Planning / Mapping / Funding

EducationK–12

Public-school and institutional broadband

Connectivité des établissements publics

Five-year project · Public education institutions nationwide

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Status / periodFive-year projectLocationPublic education institutions nationwidePopulationStudents, teachers and public education institutionsOrganizationsFDSUT; internet service providers

Expands high and very-high-speed internet access to public education institutions.

Activities and approach: High-speed broadband; institutional connectivity; ISP partnerships.

Institutional / School Connectivity Infrastructure

EducationK–12

National broadband and digital services

Digital Economy Acceleration Project (PAENS / P172524)

Active; 2023-2028 · National

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Status / periodActive; 2023-2028LocationNationalPopulationCitizens, government service users, health and education institutions, underserved areasOrganizationsGovernment of Senegal; World Bank

Expands affordable, climate-resilient broadband and improves adoption of online public services.

Activities and approach: Broadband expansion; government connectivity; digital platforms; health records; enabling environment.

Last-Mile / Access Infrastructure

Education

Telecommunications financing; 4G/5G; fiber expansion; digital inclusion

EBRD–Yas Digital Infrastructure Expansion Financing

Approved/signed 2026; multi-year implementation · Senegal and Kenya, with potential future eligible investments elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Status / periodApproved/signed 2026; multi-year implementationLocationSenegal and Kenya, with potential future eligible investments elsewhere in Sub-Saharan AfricaPopulationHouseholds, businesses and communities needing reliable and affordable mobile and fixed broadbandOrganizationsEuropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Yas; AXIAN Telecom; ILX FundFundingUp to €270 million (about US$309 million in alert reporting), including up to €170 million committed and €100 million uncommitted

Finances mobile and fiber expansion that increases coverage, capacity, competition and service quality in African markets with persistent connectivity gaps.

Activities and approach: 4G and 5G expansion; core-network modernization; fiber deployment and modernization; future eligible expansion

Fiber Backbone/Access4G/5G Mobile NetworksCore Network4G

Mobile telecommunications infrastructure expansion

Helios Towers Senegal $150 Million Network Coverage Expansion

Investment commitment announced July 16, 2026 · Senegal nationwide

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Status / periodInvestment commitment announced July 16, 2026LocationSenegal nationwidePopulationResidents and businesses benefiting from expanded mobile coverage, including underserved communitiesOrganizationsHelios Towers; Government of SenegalFunding$150 million investment commitment

expanding telecommunications tower infrastructure and coverage so more people can participate in the digital economy

Activities and approach: Telecom tower investment; network coverage expansion; infrastructure management and deployment

Mobile / Wireless InfrastructureTower / Site InfrastructureTelecommunications towersmobile network infrastructure

Workforce

Resilient broadband

PAENS Climate-Resilient Broadband Expansion

2023–ongoing · Underserved areas

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Status / period2023–ongoingLocationUnderserved areasPopulationResidents and businessesOrganizationsGovernment of Senegal; World Bank

Expands affordable broadband designed for climate resilience.

Activities and approach: Fiber/mobile broadband

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureMobile / Wireless InfrastructureLast-Mile / Access InfrastructureFiber/Fiber Optic

Digital identity/DPI

PAENS Digital ID Interoperability Technical Assistance

2025–ongoing · Nationwide

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Status / period2025–ongoingLocationNationwidePopulationCitizens using digital public servicesOrganizationsGovernment of Senegal; World Bank

Improves interoperability and trust foundations for identity-enabled services.

Activities and approach: Digital ID interoperability

Digital Public InfrastructureDigital Identity / e-ID

Digital health

PAENS Electronic Medical Records

2023–ongoing · Health sector

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Status / period2023–ongoingLocationHealth sectorPopulationPatients and health workersOrganizationsGovernment of Senegal; World Bank

Expands electronic medical record use, improving continuity and access to care.

Activities and approach: Electronic medical records

Workforce

Digital public services

PAENS Online Government Service Adoption

2023–ongoing · Nationwide

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Status / period2023–ongoingLocationNationwidePopulationCitizens and businessesOrganizationsGovernment of Senegal; World Bank

Improves adoption of online government services so connectivity yields practical benefits.

Activities and approach: Digital government platforms

Trusted digital infrastructure

PAENS Secure Data Infrastructure and Cybersecurity

2023–ongoing · Nationwide

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Status / period2023–ongoingLocationNationwidePopulationCitizens, government and businessesOrganizationsGovernment of Senegal; World Bank

Strengthens security and governance of data infrastructure supporting public services.

Activities and approach: Cybersecurity; data infrastructure

Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure

National universal digital access program

Programme d’Accès Numérique Universel (PANU)

Through 2028 · National, especially universal-service localities

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Status / periodThrough 2028LocationNational, especially universal-service localitiesPopulationRural and underserved populations; public institutionsOrganizationsFDSUT

Combines universal broadband connectivity, device access and capacity-building to accelerate equitable digital access.

Activities and approach: Fixed/mobile broadband; digital equipment; skills/capacity; multiple inclusion projects.

Mobile / Wireless Infrastructure

Rural/mobile broadband universal service

Projet d’Accès Universel (PAU)

2024-2028 rollout · 1,550 universal-service localities

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Status / period2024-2028 rolloutLocation1,550 universal-service localitiesPopulation2.6 million people in underserved localitiesOrganizationsFDSUT; MCTN; ARTP; mobile operators; World Bank

Extends at least 4G mobile broadband to localities eligible for universal service through shared infrastructure.

Activities and approach: 4G coverage; infrastructure sharing; universal-service financing.

Mobile / Wireless Infrastructure4G/LTE

Evidence boundary

Read the portfolio as a starting point, not a final verdict.

Project records document interventions and intended contributions; they do not alone prove nationwide coverage, causal impact, or durable closure.

Profiles will deepen as national statistics, policy documents, evaluations, and implementation evidence are incorporated. Source links allow inspection of underlying evidence.

Evidence and contextProfile Sources

These sources support the country-level demographic, geographic, and connectivity context. Sources tied to individual projects remain with their project records and are not repeated here.

Central Intelligence Agency. (n.d.). Senegal. The World Factbook. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/senegal/
International Telecommunication Union. (n.d.). ITU DataHub: Country ICT data. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://datahub.itu.int/
World Bank. (n.d.). Individuals using the Internet (% of population): Senegal. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=SN
World Bank. (n.d.). Population, total: Senegal. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=SN

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