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Abdou Diouf International Conference Centre (CICAD)
The CICAD is Senegal's venue for summits and major congresses: a 1,500-seat plenary hall, simultaneous interpretation and 14,700 m² of indoor space, at the heart of the Diamniadio urban hub, fifteen minutes from Blaise Diagne Airport.
Key figures
The venue for summits and major congresses
Opened for the 15th Francophonie Summit in 2014, the CICAD stands on a site of about 1.5 hectares, at exit 11 of the motorway. It hosts state summits, international congresses, conferences, trade fairs and workshops.
Spaces
What the centre offers
The spaces listed below are based on cross-checked public data.
| Space | Capacity |
|---|---|
| Plenary hall | 1,500 seats, eight simultaneous interpretation booths |
| VIP rooms | Six rooms of 100 m² each |
| Exhibition hall | Exhibition centre within the building |
| Catering | 210-seat VIP restaurant, 260-seat public restaurant |
| Media centre | 120 seats |
| Parking | 200 spaces |
Configurations, room modularity, terms and availability: checked with the centre for each request.
Track record
A venue built for summits
2014
15th Francophonie Summit
The CICAD opens for the summit of Francophonie heads of state and government, in Diamniadio.
2022
9th World Water Forum
From 21 to 26 March 2022, the first World Water Forum held in sub-Saharan Africa takes place at the CICAD.
2024
Presidential swearing-in
On 2 April 2024, the President of the Republic is sworn in before the Constitutional Council, in the CICAD exhibition hall.
Upcoming major events at the CICAD
| Dates | Event |
|---|---|
| 1–3 December 2026 | MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power: more than 2,000 participants from over 30 countries |
| 26–30 April 2027 | 24th World Congress on Safety and Health at Work: more than 4,000 participants from over 120 countries expected, the first edition on the African continent |
| 2–4 November 2027 | SIM Senegal, international mining fair, at the CICAD and the Exhibition Centre |
Dates announced by the organisers. The business events calendar
Access
Getting to the CICAD
From the airport
Blaise Diagne International Airport is 14 km from the centre: a delegate leaving the terminal can be at the CICAD fifteen minutes later, by motorway.
Diass, Senegal's first impressionBy train
The urban hub is on the TER line: a train every eight minutes between Dakar and Diamniadio, and the line extended to the airport since 28 September 2026.
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Show Me Teranga, Teral Travel's visitor guide, takes them from the airport to the flight home: arrival, transfers, business, emergencies, even offline.
Accommodation
Housing delegates across three areas
Three upscale hotels are open in the urban hub. Beyond them, a major congress at the CICAD is housed across three areas: the hub itself, Dakar and the Petite Côte.
The urban hub
The Four Points by Sheraton and the Courtyard by Marriott, two minutes from the centre, and the Terrou-Bi Diamniadio: the base for delegations and side meetings.
See the hub's hotelsDakar
Hotels in the Plateau, on the Corniche and in the Almadies, linked to Diamniadio by the TER train: one every eight minutes.
Dakar and DiamniadioThe Petite Côte
Saly and its resorts, by motorway: for congresses that combine working sessions with a stay.
The Petite CôteThe number of rooms available on your dates is checked for each request, hotel by hotel.
Plan at the CICAD
Your congress at the CICAD, in one single request
Associations, institutions, companies, PCOs: you describe your event once. Teral Travel does the local work, from the centre to the hotels and suppliers.
One brief
Delegates, dates, working languages, plenary and breakouts, accommodation, protocol: you describe it once, in English or French.
The centre, the hotels, the suppliers
We check terms and availability, then consult hotels in the three areas and verified local operators.
Comparable answers
First response within 72 working hours. You compare, choose and contract directly with the suppliers you select.
What it costs you
Submitting a request and receiving proposals costs you nothing, and no commission is added to the suppliers' prices. In-depth support, such as site inspections or tailored sourcing, is the subject of a separate proposal.
International congress organisers
Rooms booked across the three areas, shuttles, airport welcome, delegate guide: we prepare your participants' arrival, from the terminal to the opening session.
Questions
Organisers' questions
What is the capacity of the CICAD?
The plenary hall has 1,500 seats and eight simultaneous interpretation booths. The centre also has six 100 m² VIP rooms, an exhibition hall and a 120-seat media centre.
How do I get to the CICAD from the airport?
Blaise Diagne Airport is 14 km away, fifteen minutes by motorway. The Diamniadio urban hub is also served by the TER train, which links Dakar and the airport.
Where can congress delegates stay?
In the urban hub, two minutes from the centre, then in Dakar, linked by the TER, and on the Petite Côte. The number of rooms available on your dates is checked for each request.
Sources: cross-checked public data (au-senegal.com, vie-publique.sn, organisers of the events listed).
Your event at the CICAD
Delegates, dates, working languages: a few details are enough to start. First response within 72 working hours.