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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.

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responses published
6
administrations involved
4
commitments recorded
12
of responses rated useful
72%

Official responses

  • SDE

    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.
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  • SONES

    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).
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  • Ministry of Water

    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.
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  • Dakar City Hall

    Dakar City Hall

    16 May 2025Local contribution

    Citizen relay, coordination of the affected neighbourhoods and sharing of local information.

    • Identify and report critical points in the neighbourhoods.
    • Inform citizens regularly through local channels.
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Commitments overview

Total commitments12

  • Commitments in progress67%
    8
  • Commitments fulfilled25%
    3
  • Awaiting follow-up8%
    1

Responses timeline

  1. 20 May 2025SDE — Response published

  2. 18 May 2025SONES — Update

  3. 17 May 2025Ministry of Water — Response

  4. 16 May 2025Dakar City Hall — Contribution

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Responses by administration

  • SDE
    2
  • SONES
    2
  • Ministry of Water
    1
  • Dakar City Hall
    1

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

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