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Senegal Digital City (PTN / Senegal Connect Park)

Senegal's Digital Technology Park (PTN, since rebranded Senegal Connect Park) in Diamniadio, 30km from Dakar, restarted construction in November 2025 after a multi-year stall the government blamed on technical and administrative hurdles. Its 12.5-hectare first phase — three towers, a data centre, a startup incubator and a training centre — targeted a March 2026 opening; independent confirmation that it opened on schedule could not be found.

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↗ IDOM (engineering)Architectural and infrastructure master plan portfolio.
↗ African Business (press)Feature interview on Senegal's new economic growth engines.
↗ Ecofin Agency (press)News coverage of the project.

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🇵🇹 PlanIT Valley · Paredes Same pattern a continent and a decade apart: a from-scratch tech city announced with billions in ambition, then stalled for years. 🇸🇦 The Line · NEOM Two flagship visions cut down from their announced scale: Diamniadio's tech park shrank to 12.5ha, The Line to a 2.4km stub. 🇨🇬 National Public Cloud Data Center System · Brazzaville Digital ambition on both sides of the Congo River: Diamniadio's tech park restarted in 2025, Brazzaville builds the first data centre.

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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Senegal Digital City (PTN / Senegal Connect Park)” — Diamniadio, Senegal. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/diamniadio-digital-city/ (last verified 2026-08-02). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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