The State of Senegal resumes possession of the land of Rebeuss prison

On Tuesday, January 25, 2025, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye issued a decree declaring "public utility" the former Maison d'Arrêt et de Correction de Rebeuss, thereby giving rise to the takeover by the State of this strategic site of 11,774 m2, located in the heart of Dakar-Plateau. Launched under Macky Sall, the plan to relocate the prison [...]

The Senegalese State has officially recovered the land housing the Maison d'Arrêt et de Correction de Rebeuss, located in Dakar-Plateau. This restitution was carried out by Decree No. 2024-3534, which now ranks this site of 11,774 m2 as a public utility. The resumption of land is part of the provisions of the General Code of Territorial Communities (Act No. 2013-31 amended) and aims to reallocate title to the State. This decision comes after a t…