(Ecofin Agency) - The newspaper Agence de Presse Sénégalaise (APS), revealed in a statement that a real estate platform was expected to be launched on January 10, 2018, in Dakar to provide “better land security and avoid seller-buyer conflicts”.

Referred to as Asset management and verification division (DGVB), the platform “which is already operational for people willing to purchase a land to avoid tedious in-and-outs between various involved entities. Indeed, the platform which aims to boost security and transparency in the process will be the only the intermediary," reads the statement.

This measure is quite opportune according to William Dembélé, the platform’s developer, who said: "This platform will allow buyers to check whether the land desired has not already been acquired by other people. In Senegal, land purchase or sale is almost expeditious, often leading to conflicts. The asset management and verification division was created to prevent these conflicts often brought to court."