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A general view of regional express trains (TER) in Dakar on December 22, 2021. - Senegal is inaugurating on December 27, 2021 a regional express train (TER) in Dakar, an ultra-modern means of transport launched five years ago by President Macky Sall, which cost more than a billion euros and is supposed to put an end to the endemic traffic jams in the West African metropolis. The TER will cover the 36 km between Dakar and the new city of Diamniadio in about 20 minutes, through the suburbs, a stretch on which users lose several hours. The trains will run at a top speed of 160km/hour and will be able to transport 115,000 people a day, from 05:00 to 22:00 GMT and local, according to the promoters. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP) (Photo by SEYLLOU/AFP via Getty Images)