Burkina Faso secures $34.8 million for major dry port project
Burkina Faso is advancing its logistics sovereignty and sub-regional trade strategy with a major project: The Ouagadougou Multimodal Dry Port (PSMO) at Tanghin-Dassouri. The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has approved 20 billion CFA francs ($34.8 million) for the first phase of construction.
The project addresses urgent logistical challenges. As a landlocked country, Burkina faces major constraints accessing seaports and suffers from saturated infrastructure.
The new dry port will centralise logistics activities on a single site, offering an integrated solution for economic operators.
A Comprehensive infrastructure
The complex will include a container terminal, warehouses and storage areas, heavy truck parking, an industrial-logistics zone for storage and distribution, dedicated space for export food products logistics, administrative and commercial buildings, and a service centre for transporters.
The project will also relocate the international bus station of Ouagadougou, the city’s railway station, and container terminals operated by SETO and TRCB Ouaga.
This pooling of equipment will improve transport and handling operations, reducing delays and costs for businesses.
Regional integration
The port complements the Bobo-Dioulasso dry port, strengthening Burkina’s national logistics network. It supports broader efforts to diversify West African trade corridors.
Once completed, the Ouagadougou dry port will help position Burkina Faso as a key logistics hub in West Africa, serving economic development and regional integration.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Burkina Faso (CCI-BF) leads the project, which authorities hope will also boost trade with Mali and Niger.
