{"id":37390,"date":"2026-11-12T03:04:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T06:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=37390"},"modified":"2026-11-12T11:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T14:34:12","slug":"lonase-tanzania-delegation-lottery-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/lonase-tanzania-delegation-lottery-cooperation","title":{"rendered":"LONASE hosts Tanzanian delegation for lottery benchmarking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dakar visit follows LONASE\u2019s recent meetings with lottery operators from Niger and Gabon.<\/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 hosted a Tanzanian delegation at its Dakar headquarters on November 9, as part of a benchmarking mission.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Director General Abdourahmane Bald\u00e9 welcomed the delegation for discussions focused on experience-sharing and best practices in games and lotteries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The visit follows LONASE&#8217;s engagements with Niger&#8217;s LONANI and Gabon&#8217;s La Gabonaise des Jeux.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senegal.- Senegal\u2019s National Lottery operator (LONASE) hosted a <strong>Tanzanian delegation<\/strong> at its Dakar headquarters on November 9 as part of a benchmarking visit. Director general Abdourahmane Bald\u00e9 welcomed the delegation, and the meeting was intended to exchange expertise and strengthen cooperation in the <strong>games and lottery sector<\/strong>. The visit follows LONASE\u2019s meetings with counterparts from Niger and Gabon, reflecting its push for institutional cooperation with international peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LONASE described the meeting as an opportunity to strengthen ties between the institutions of both countries. &#8220;This meeting is a great opportunity to share experiences, <strong>exchange best practices<\/strong> and strengthen cooperation between the institutions of the two countries, particularly in the field of games and lotteries,&#8221; LONASE said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The operator added that the visit reaffirmed its commitment to sharing expertise and developing institutional cooperation internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tanzanian delegation&#8217;s visit follows other engagements between LONASE and African lottery operators. In October, LONASE hosted the director general of <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/lonase-lonani-lottery-cooperation-visit\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"35680\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Niger&#8217;s national lottery<\/a>, LONANI, for discussions on digital lottery sales, online betting regulation and the standardisation of operating practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senegalese operator also hosted a five-day benchmarking visit by <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/lonase-hosts-gabon-lottery-for-five-day-benchmarking-mission\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"30891\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gabon\u2019s public gaming body<\/a>, La Gabonaise des Jeux (GDJ) in August. The programme covered lottery management, product development, sales and distribution, customer services and gaming technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The engagements highlight LONASE&#8217;s continued involvement in knowledge-sharing initiatives with other lottery operators across Africa.<\/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>Who visited LONASE in Dakar on November 9, 2026?<\/strong> A Tanzanian delegation visited LONASE&#8217;s headquarters as part of a benchmarking mission to Senegal. It was welcomed by Director General Abdourahmane Bald\u00e9. The announcement did not identify the delegation&#8217;s institution or its members.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What is a benchmarking visit in the lottery sector?<\/strong> In this context, it is a visit where one institution studies another&#8217;s operations to exchange expertise and best practices. LONASE said the Tanzanian meeting was aimed at sharing experience and strengthening cooperation in games and lotteries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What did LONASE and LONANI discuss?<\/strong> Their talks covered digital lottery sales, online betting regulation and the standardisation of operating practices.<\/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\/09\/lonase_mbour_training-300x200.jpeg\" 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-trains-agency-managers-on-new-digital-winnings-platform\">LONASE trains agency managers on new digital winnings platform<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dakar visit follows LONASE\u2019s recent meetings with lottery operators from Niger and Gabon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":37454,"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, is actively fostering institutional cooperation across Africa, hosting delegations from Tanzania, Niger (LONANI), and Gabon (La Gabonaise des Jeux) for benchmarking and experience-sharing. Key discussions focused on digital lottery sales, online betting regulation, and the standardization of operating practices. This initiative underscores a strategic push for regional harmonization and operational excellence within the African gaming verticals.","focusai_entities":"LONASE, Abdourahmane Bald\u00e9, LONANI, La Gabonaise des Jeux, GDJ","focusai_location":"Senegal, Dakar, Tanzania, Niger, Gabon","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.75), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.75), supplier_vendor (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"African Regulatory Harmonization","query":"What specific regulatory frameworks are being considered for online betting standardization across these African national lottery operators, and what is the projected timeline for implementation?"},{"label":"Digital Lottery Tech Adoption","query":"How will the shared best practices in digital lottery sales and gaming technology influence LONASE's future platform investments and B2B supplier engagements?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60012],"tags":[72,74,2139],"class_list":["post-37390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-west-africa","tag-gaming","tag-lottery","tag-online-lottery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37390","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=37390"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37486,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37390\/revisions\/37486"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}