Saudi Arabia partners with Senegal on railway, desalination plant
The UAE, Israel and Turkey have also upped their engagement with African states in recent years.
Saudi Arabia and Senegal made significant strides in improving their relations this week.
The Saudi company ACWA Power signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday with Senegal’s national electric and water companies to build a water desalination plant. ACWA signed another memorandum with the Senegalese electric company to build a gas-to-power plant, the company said in a press release.
The Federation of Saudi Chambers and Senegal’s National Union of Chambers also agreed Tuesday to establish a joint Saudi-Senegalese business council, the official Saudi Press Agency reported.
Reuters also reported Tuesday that Saudi Arabia’s development fund agreed to provide the West African country with a $63 million loan to construct a highway on its Atlantic coast.
