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African Market Signals · Senegal edition · Free every Thursday

Senegal's official data, read for business.

Every Thursday, the five changes in Senegal's trade, prices, tenders, energy and regulation that matter to companies selling to, buying from or investing in the country. Every number sourced and dated. In English and French.

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Built on official sourcesANSDBCEAOARTPJournal OfficielPublic procurement noticesMinistry of EnergyEITI SenegalWorld BankAfDB

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Telecoms & digital
−15.6%

Mobile prices are 15.6% lower than a year ago

The ARTP and ANSD mobile services price index was unchanged in the second quarter of 2026, after a 10.9% fall in the first quarter.

Our read: cheaper mobile services could widen the market for app-based businesses such as mobile payments and online ordering.

Source: ARTP and ANSD, mobile services price index, Q2 2026
Energy, oil & gas
2.94m

Barrels of Sangomar crude exported in September

Three crude cargoes left the Sangomar field in September 2026. The GTA project shipped two LNG cargoes.

Our read: monthly cargo counts give an early view of export earnings, weeks before the trade statistics confirm them.

Source: Ministry of Energy monthly figures, September 2026
Tenders & awards
12 Nov

Irrigation pumps and solar equipment, Senegal River valley

SAED is buying electric pumps, motor pumps and solar equipment for irrigation stations, in four lots financed by the World Bank.

In Pro: every open tender in our ten areas, with deadlines, and the latest awards.

Source: SAED tender notice (FSRP programme)

What arrives every Thursday

One short email at 08:00 GMT, built the same way every week so it can be read in five minutes.

  1. Five signalsThe week's most commercially useful changes, each with its number, its source and our reading of it.
  2. Chart of the weekOne trend drawn from official series, with every figure traceable to its release.
  3. Tender of the weekOne open public tender worth knowing about: buyer, scope, value and deadline.
  4. Two currenciesFCFA amounts shown with US dollars at the stated BCEAO reference rate.

Ten areas, tracked every month

How we work

FACTWhat an official source printed, with the document, page and release date.
CALCULATIONWhat we worked out from those facts, with the arithmetic shown.
OUR READOur interpretation, always labelled as such and never presented as fact.
  • Every number is checked against its source before it is sent; corrections are published in the next issue.
  • No investment, trading or price-forecast advice.
  • Public and licensed sources only. We never use data from the editor's own businesses.
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Who reads it

Companies that need to know what is changing in Senegal before their competitors do.

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  • Importers, blenders and foreign suppliers of fertilizer and food
  • Buyers of cashew, mango, groundnut and fish
  • Contractors and equipment suppliers bidding on public works
  • Energy, mining and logistics service companies
  • Banks, funds and development institutions
  • Embassies, chambers and trade associations

Questions

Where does the data come from?

From official publishers such as ANSD, BCEAO, ARTP, the Journal Officiel, public procurement notices, ministries and development banks. Each figure names its source and release date.

Is this investment advice?

No. Alama Report describes what official data shows and what it may mean commercially. It never recommends buying or selling securities or commodities.

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