Senegal Revives Digital Addressing Project to Support Public Services and Trade

• Senegal has relaunched its national digital addressing project after several years of preparation.
• The system will create a single georeferenced address database for government agencies and businesses.
• A pilot phase is expected within one year before the system is gradually deployed nationwide.

Senegal has entered a new phase of its National Digital Addressing (ANN) project, which aims to create a single georeferenced address system to support public services, logistics, e-commerce and other economic activities across the country.

The Ministry of Telecommunications and Digital Affairs launched the new phase with a workshop in Dakar in early August 2026. The project seeks to improve the identification and location of buildings, homes and businesses nationwide.

The initiative dates back to 2021 and was presented in 2023 as a response to shortcomings in Senegal’s physical addressing system. At the time, the ministry said the “One Senegalese, One Address” initiative would make it possible to precisely locate buildings, homes and businesses.

The project has involved government departments responsible for digital affairs, local authorities and territorial planning.

A Common Reference for Multiple Uses

The latest phase broadens the project’s scope. Under the current plan, the ANN will provide a common geographic reference for government agencies and businesses, with potential applications in public services, e-commerce, taxation, land management, postal and logistics services, and emergency response.

The system will link each address to a precise geographic location. For emergency services, a georeferenced database can make it easier to identify where assistance is needed. For commerce and logistics, it can improve the location of customers, businesses and delivery points.

A New Phase After Years of Preparation

The workshop in early August marks a new stage in the project’s implementation. It brought together central government agencies, local authorities, private companies, universities, civil society organizations, and technical and financial partners.

Discussions focused on the system’s governance, the division of responsibilities and monitoring mechanisms.

The government plans to complete the pilot phase within one year before gradually extending the system nationwide. The challenge now is to move from planning to the operational deployment of a database designed for use across multiple government agencies and economic sectors.

The project is also part of Senegal’s New Deal for Technology and Agenda Senegal 2050, which place interoperable and sovereign digital public infrastructure at the center of the country’s digital transformation.

Within that framework, digital addressing is intended to serve as shared infrastructure connecting public services, taxation, land management, logistics and e-commerce.

Samira Njoya