{"id":37366,"date":"2026-11-11T03:30:24","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T06:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=37366"},"modified":"2026-11-11T11:51:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T14:51:58","slug":"lonase-nationwide-agency-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/lonase-nationwide-agency-tour","title":{"rendered":"LONASE chief launches nationwide tour of lottery agencies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first visits covered three Dakar branches, where Bald\u00e9 met employees to hear their concerns and understand conditions on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>LONASE director general Abdourahmane Bald\u00e9 launched the nationwide agency tour on November 10, 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The first stage covered agencies in Grand Dakar, M\u00e9dina and Plateau, where Bald\u00e9 met employees and gathered their concerns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LONASE says the initiative aims to strengthen internal cohesion and support organisational performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senegal.- Senegal&#8217;s National Lottery operator (LONASE) has launched a <strong>nationwide agency tour<\/strong> led by director general Abdourahmane Bald\u00e9, beginning with visits to three agencies in Dakar. The initiative forms part of his stated commitment to strengthening internal cohesion and supporting organisational performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tour began on Tuesday, November 10, with Bald\u00e9 visiting agencies in Grand Dakar, M\u00e9dina and Plateau. During the visits, he spoke with agency teams to hear their concerns and gain a better understanding of <strong>day-to-day operational conditions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/11\/LONASE3JC-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/11\/LONASE3JC-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/11\/LONASE3JC-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/11\/LONASE3JC-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/11\/LONASE3JC-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/11\/LONASE3JC-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/11\/LONASE3JC.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LONASE employees meet with the Director General during his visit to the operator&#8217;s Dakar agencies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LONASE said <strong>greater engagement<\/strong> between management and branch employees is important to its nationwide operations. As Senegal&#8217;s public lottery operator, it is responsible for operating and commercialising lottery and games of chance across the country, with its agency network playing an important role in delivering these services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The visits follow a LONASE <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/lonase-senegal-governance-strategy\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"36473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Board of Directors meeting<\/a> held on October 29, chaired by board chairman Moustapha Camara and attended by Bald\u00e9. The meeting focused on consolidating the operator&#8217;s strategic priorities and reinforcing its commitment to rigorous management and sustainable performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions (FAQs)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Which LONASE agencies did Abdourahmane Bald\u00e9 visit first?<\/strong> Bald\u00e9 began the nationwide tour on November 10 with visits to LONASE agencies in Grand Dakar, M\u00e9dina and Plateau. During the visits, he met agency teams to hear their concerns and understand operational conditions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Why is LONASE conducting a nationwide agency tour?<\/strong> LONASE says the tour is part of director general Abdourahmane Bald\u00e9\u2019s commitment to strengthening internal cohesion and supporting organisational performance. The operator views closer engagement between management and branch employees as important to its nationwide operations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What preceded the agency tour?<\/strong> The tour follows a LONASE Board of Directors meeting held on October 29, chaired by board chairman Moustapha Camara and attended by Bald\u00e9. The meeting focused on consolidating strategic priorities and reinforcing rigorous management and sustainable performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/LONASE-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/lonase-senegal-governance-strategy\">LONASE reinforces governance and strategic priorities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first visits covered three Dakar branches, where Bald\u00e9 met employees to hear their concerns and understand conditions on the ground.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":37368,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Senegal's National Lottery operator, LONASE, has initiated a nationwide agency tour led by Director General Abdourahmane Bald\u00e9, commencing in Dakar. This executive-led initiative aims to bolster internal cohesion and enhance organizational performance, following a Board of Directors meeting focused on strategic consolidation and rigorous management.","focusai_entities":"LONASE, Abdourahmane Bald\u00e9, Moustapha Camara","focusai_location":"Senegal, Dakar, Grand Dakar, M\u00e9dina, Plateau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.75), operator_casino (0.7), investor_analyst (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.85)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on LONASE Performance?","query":"What specific KPIs will LONASE utilize to measure the tangible impact of this nationwide agency tour on its operational performance and internal cohesion, particularly concerning GGR or NGR projections?"},{"label":"Strategic Integration Post-Tour?","query":"How will the insights gathered from the agency tour be formally integrated into LONASE's existing governance frameworks and strategic priorities, especially regarding potential adjustments to its gaming verticals or B2C licensing approach?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60012],"tags":[71,72,74],"class_list":["post-37366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-west-africa","tag-gambling","tag-gaming","tag-lottery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37366","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\/2809"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37366"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37389,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37366\/revisions\/37389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}