Administrations' responses
Case file: Recurring water cuts in Dakar: where do things stand in 2025?
This page gathers the official statements, commitments, public responses and follow-ups shared by the administrations involved in this case.
- responses published
- 6
- administrations involved
- 4
- commitments recorded
- 12
- of responses rated useful
- 72%
Official responses

SDE — Water Distribution Company
20 May 2025Response published
Maintenance works under way, securing of supply, intervention schedule by area.
Commitments (3)
- Continue preventive maintenance works on 15 sites.
- Ensure a better distribution of pressure in critical areas.
- Publish an intervention schedule by neighbourhood by the end of May.

SONES — National Water Company of Senegal
18 May 2025Updated
Strengthening of infrastructure and technical diagnosis of the network.
Commitments (2)
- Launch a full network diagnosis by June 2025.
- Strengthen priority infrastructure (boreholes, stations).

Ministry of Water
17 May 2025Awaiting follow-up
Announcement of a priority action plan and inter-service coordination.
Commitments (3)
- Implement a 6-month priority action plan.
- Strengthen coordination between the stakeholders involved.
- Monitor and assess the actions with key indicators.

Dakar City Hall
16 May 2025Local contribution
Citizen relay, coordination of the affected neighbourhoods and sharing of local information.
Commitments (2)
- Identify and report critical points in the neighbourhoods.
- Inform citizens regularly through local channels.
Commitments overview
Total commitments12
- Commitments in progress67%8
- Commitments fulfilled25%3
- Awaiting follow-up8%1
Responses timeline
20 May 2025SDE — Response published
18 May 2025SONES — Update
17 May 2025Ministry of Water — Response
16 May 2025Dakar City Hall — Contribution
Responses by administration
- SDE2
- SONES2
- Ministry of Water1
- Dakar City Hall1
Related documents
SDE statement — 20 May 2025
PDF • 342 KB
SONES report — 18 May 2025
PDF • 1.3 MB
Action plan — Ministry of Water
PDF • 890 KB

