The existing structure will be demolished and replaced with a 10-storey facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Senegal.- The Director General of the Senegalese National Lottery (LONASE)<\/strong>, Toussaint Manga<\/strong>, has announced plans to construct a new agency in Coumba Djigu\u00e8ne<\/strong> as part of broader infrastructure and governance reforms within the state-run gaming operator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The announcement was made during the second phase of the DG\u2019s nationwide tour across LONASE operational zones. It comes after the inaugurated a new agency in Kaffrine, expanding access to lottery service for local communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The engagement in Kaolack brought together employees, ticket vendors and partners across the gaming value chain. According to Manga, the meeting is aimed at assessing operational conditions and gathering feedback from stakeholders involved in lottery distribution and sales. He said discussions focused on service delivery, working conditions and sector performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A key outcome of the visit was the confirmation of a new development project for the Kaolack branch. Manga stated that the existing structure will be demolished and replaced with a 10-storey facility. The planned building is expected to serve both operational and commercial functions, with additional floors allocated to other activities linked to the organisation\u2019s expansion strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On workforce management, the Director General addressed long-standing employment concerns, including the status of service providers. He noted that some personnel have worked with LONASE for between 10 and 15 years<\/strong> and indicated that their regularisation is part of the company\u2019s five-year strategic plan<\/strong>. The process is expected to align staff administration with formal employment structures within the organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Manga also addressed public debate around the 20 per cent tax on gaming winnings. He explained that the levy was introduced to support state revenue and contribute to national economic activity. Taken together, the initiatives outlined by the Director General point to a coordinated effort to strengthen LONASE\u2019s operations while reinforcing its role in national development and public financing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The existing structure will be demolished and replaced with a 10-storey facility. Senegal.- The Director General of the Senegalese National Lottery (LONASE), Toussaint Manga, has announced plans to construct a new agency in Coumba Djigu\u00e8ne as part of broader infrastructure and governance reforms within the state-run gaming operator. The announcement was made during the second…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":15931,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"","focusai_entities":"","focusai_location":"","focusai_target_profile":"","focusai_suggestions":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60012],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-23403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-west-africa","tag-lottery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23403"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23491,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23403\/revisions\/23491"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}