"Norton Rose Fulbright Advises West African Development Bank on Financing for SENELEC's Advanced Communications Network in Senegal"
"Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright advised the West African Development Bank (BOAD) on financing a next-generation communications network for SENELEC in Senegal, built by Huawei. The project aims to enhance SENELEC's energy production, transmission, and distribution through improved infrastructure monitoring and remote operations. BOAD acted as the institutional lender, with additional support from Société Générale Senegal, Société Générale Côte d'Ivoire, and Bridge Bank Senegal. Norton Rose Fulbright's Paris team, led by Alexandre Roth, collaborated with Senegal-based Houda & Associates to successfully execute the transaction."