• Senegal sent a delegation to Abidjan to study Côte d’Ivoire’s digital traffic management and road safety systems.

• Senegalese officials examined tools including automated traffic fines via the Quipux platform and the Special Road Safety Police.

• Senegal plans new reforms to curb road accidents, which average about 5,200 cases per year and cost up to 5% of GDP.

Senegal continues efforts to improve road traffic management and reduce accidents. Transport officials are examining the experience of Côte d’Ivoire, which has digitized several traffic control and regulation systems in recent years.

In this context, a delegation from Senegal’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Land and Air Transport carried out a study mission in Abidjan from March 4 to March 7, 2026. The delegation reviewed reforms implemented by Côte d’Ivoire in road traffic management and road safety.

The participants discussed several systems currently in place. These systems include the Special Road Safety Police (PSSR), automated traffic ticketing through the Quipux platform, intelligent transport systems and the modernization of vehicle technical inspections.

The Senegalese officials also reviewed urban mobility projects currently under development in Abidjan. These projects include the Abidjan Metro and the Abidjan Bus Rapid Transit network.

Authorities are implementing these projects as part of a strategy to improve traffic flow and strengthen the overall organization of urban transport.

According to Senegal’s Ministry of Transport, the mission will continue with technical visits. The delegation will later hold a concluding meeting aimed at identifying reforms and technological tools that Senegal could adapt to its local context.

A wave of measures under consideration

This initiative comes as Senegalese authorities implement several measures to restructure the road transport sector and reduce road accidents.

At the beginning of March, authorities launched a recall operation targeting intercity minibuses with 12 to 19 seats. Officials initiated the operation to carry out mandatory technical inspections.

Authorities have also announced several additional measures. These measures include installing GPS trackers to limit speeding, gradually renewing the vehicle fleet, strengthening enforcement against passenger and luggage overloading, requiring interior luggage storage spaces, enforcing the use of authorized bus terminals and intensifying roadside inspections.

Road safety remains a major concern in Senegal. According to data from the Senegal National Gendarmerie, the country records an average of about 5,200 road accidents each year.

These accidents cause around 745 deaths and 8,500 serious injuries annually.

Authorities estimate the economic losses associated with these accidents at between 4% and 5% of gross domestic product. These losses represent nearly CFA163 billion, or about $286 million, each year.

This article was initially published in French by Henoc Dossa

Adapted in English by Ange J.A de Berry Quenum