Le Sénégal prépare une nouvelle étape dans la construction d’une industrie nationale de défense
Senegal aims to accelerate the development of a defense industry capable of reducing its heavy reliance on imports and supporting the modernization of its armed forces. On November 21, 2025, in Dakar, military personnel, investors, and researchers met to mobilize the private sector around this ambition. The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, General Mbaye Cissé, announced that a draft law was being prepared to establish a National Defense Industry Agency. This agency is designed to organize investment, strengthen regulations, and provide an environment conducive to skills development for national stakeholders.
The Minister of the Armed Forces, Birame Diop, stressed the need to develop local manufacturing, maintenance and innovation capabilities in order to alleviate what he described as a dependence that had become too burdensome.
He called for greater involvement from the private sector, arguing that national security can no longer rely solely on foreign procurement. Business leaders present at the meeting expressed their readiness to collaborate, particularly through the creation of local value chains integrating research, production, and technical services.
Several Senegalese technology projects were presented, ranging from surveillance solutions to logistics support equipment. Their highlighting demonstrates a still limited but real industrial potential that the authorities wish to structure and expand. This momentum is part of a vision where defense becomes not only a guarantor of sovereignty but also an engine of economic development, capable of creating jobs and stimulating innovation.
Commentaires (7)
Ay avions ak ay char aki lance-roquettes, radars, des trucs comme ça, eegga gouniou founiou ciy autonome ou moins dependant ou autonome.
"Potentiel industriel limité mais RÉEL..." ,il faut être sérieux waay.
Mais on ne peut pas garder la posture trop longtemps
La vérité du terrain est inaltérable
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