The Senegalese government will provide “total support” to national tourism to enable it to experience a second lease of life, Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announced on Saturday.
DAKAR, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) — The Senegalese government will provide “total support” to national tourism to enable it to experience a second lease of life, Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announced on Saturday.
“I can assure you of the total support, the absolute support of the State of Senegal, of the President of the Republic, of the government for all initiatives aimed at strengthening the revitalization of the tourism sector”, indicated Mr. .Sonko.
He launched in Diamniadio (30km south of Dakar) two subsidiaries of the Company for the Development and Promotion of Coasts and Tourist Zones of Senegal (SAPCO-Senegal): Senegalese Logistics and Tourism (SLT), specialized in logistics and transport, and Sapco Properties, specializing in tourist real estate.
“We are saying that tourism must be reprogrammed, practically reprofiled to our sovereignist option to be able to also promote endogenous tourism, local tourism,” underlined Mr. Sonko.
“Whoever wants to build Senegal must build it on this foundation with enormous potential in terms of employability, especially for young people and in the creation of wealth and impact on the growth of the country,” he concluded.
