Access to land: Apix and Giz join forces for a one-stop shop dedicated to investment

The National Agency for the Promotion of Investment and Major Works (Apix-Sa) and the regional office of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Giz) for Senegal, Guinea, Gambia, Cabo Verde and Guinea-Bissau signed, Thursday March 12, 2026, a partnership agreement aimed at developing a regulatory framework for the establishment of a single land window intended to investment.

This agreement marks an important step in the realization of a project intended to facilitate access to secure land for investors. In Senegal, the difficulties linked to access to land constitute one of the main obstacles to the realization of investment projects.

To date, only 6% of land is the subject of formal deliberation, while the long procedures and deadlines often considered prohibitive further complicate the procedures for project leaders.
Through this initiative, the State of Senegal, via Apix, intends to provide sustainable solutions in order to improve the business environment and support investment dynamics. The general director of Apix-SA, Bakary Séga Bathily, believes that “the one-stop shop for investment is an operational response to this imperative”.

According to him, this system will constitute “the privileged interface between investors and the administration”, by centralizing land procedures, reducing delays and guaranteeing traceability and transparency of procedures.
The project benefits from the expertise of German cooperation, in particular through the SEEN SUUF program, whose methodical and concerted approach is praised by the actors involved. The agreement also defines the framework for collaboration and the commitments of the two parties, mobilizing financial resources, technical skills and the national investment ecosystem around the leadership of APIX.
Addressing his partners, Mr. Bathily stressed that “the land issue cannot be resolved by a single institution”, pleading for “a collaborative and inclusive approach bringing together local authorities, State services, the private sector and civil society”.
The signing took place in the presence of the German Ambassador to Senegal, Kai Baldow, who welcomed the dynamism of cooperation between the two countries, as well as the resident director of Giz in Senegal, Katja Roeckel.
The two institutions are committed to mobilizing the necessary resources for the operationalization of the land single window and to ensuring the popularization of the system among the various stakeholders, with the ambition of making it a lever for the economic and territorial development of Senegal.

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