Senegal
Corporate Guide

What is the legislation that governs companies in Senegal?

The legislation governing companies in our jurisdiction is the Uniform Act on Commercial Companies and Economic Interest Groups, which was revised by the Organization for Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA Company Act). This act is common to 17 African states: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Congo, Comoros, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, Niger, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Senegal, Chad and Togo.