Senegal's Youth and Sports Minister Djiréye Clotilde Coly presents "Senegal 2050" vision to global investors in New Jersey

The forum, themed "Investing in Senegal: Opportunities, Partnerships, and Growth," brought together international investors, business leaders, economic stakeholders, and diaspora members to discuss investment opportunities and development prospects in Senegal. Minister Coly presented the "Senegal 2050" national transformation agenda, emphasizing the government's commitment to a new development dynamic driven by youth, who constitute over 70% of the population. She highlighted the country's stability and reforms aimed at improving the business climate and attracting foreign investment.

Priority sectors identified for investors include sports infrastructure, the digital economy, cultural and creative industries, and industrialization. Minister Coly urged technical and financial partners and the diaspora to support Senegal in implementing structuring projects, particularly in anticipation of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. She underscored Senegal's geostrategic position as a gateway to a West African market of over 400 million consumers, not merely a market of 18 million inhabitants.

The Minister reaffirmed the government's commitment to strengthening public-private partnerships and inclusive economic development, calling for the realization of a sovereign, prosperous, and competitive Senegal by 2050