Gambia and Senegal Customs Strike Deal to End Transit Delays and Double Escorting

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Gambia and Senegal have reached a breakthrough agreement to eliminate transit impediments and modernise border operations, senior customs officials announced after a two-day meeting in Saly, Senegal. The deal, signed on behalf of the two Directors General of Customs, commits both countries to install the GAINDE Customs System and the SIGMAT electronic transit system at major border posts including Karang, Keur Ayib and Selety within three months. A key outcome is the complete elimination of double escorting of transit goods along the Wellingara Corridor, a long-standing complaint from transporters and traders due to added costs and delays. Officials also agreed to abolish transit agents at border crossings in favour of the Single Administrative Document (SAD). The two administrations will conduct joint border operations every three months and exchange customs data electronically via an API once GAINDE is operational. The meeting also revived the EnCen platform for intelligence sharing to combat smuggling and fraud. Speaking on behalf of GRA Commissioner General, Commissioner of Customs Alhagie K. Mbye described the meeting as a critical milestone. ‘The time has come for our two Customs administrations to act decisively to bring to rest all Customs-related impediments along our corridors,’ he said. The resolutions will be implemented over the next three months with progress monitored before the next review meeting.

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