Private investigator licensing in Senegal
Private investigation is restricted in Senegal.
Private investigation is banned in Senegal. Law No. 2026-07 prohibits private research agent companies (sociétés d'agents privés de recherche) and private detective assignments across the national territory, punishing breaches with the penalties for criminal association (Art. 17). The same ban was in Law No. 78-40 of 1978 (Art. 1), which the 2026 law repeals and replaces (Art. 26). Only security services listed in the law (guarding, event protection, close protection, cash and valuables escort, security training) can be licensed, by the Minister for Public Security (Arts 2-3).1
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Private investigation is restricted in Senegal. Private investigation is banned in Senegal. Law No. 2026-07 prohibits private research agent companies (sociétés d'agents privés de recherche) and private detective assignments across the national territory, punishing breaches with the penalties for criminal association (Art. 17). The same ban was in Law No. 78-40 of 1978 (Art. 1), which the 2026 law repeals and replaces (Art. 26). Only security services listed in the law (guarding, event protection, close protection, cash and valuables escort, security training) can be licensed, by the Minister for Public Security (Arts 2-3).
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