Senegal Senegal, covering an area of 196,712 square kilometers (75,930 square miles), is the most westerly country in Africa. It has a population of around 10.6 million that belongs to various ethnic groups, the largest of which is the Wolofs (36% of...
Republic of Senegal République du Sénégal CAPITAL: Dakar FLAG: The flag is a tricolor of green, yellow, and red vertical stripes; at the center of the yellow stripe is a green star. ANTHEM: Begins "Pincez, tous, vos koras,...
Senegal POPULATION 10,589,571 MUSLIM 94 percent ROMAN CATHOLIC 4.9 percent AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS 1 percent PROTESTANT 0.1 percent Country Overview Introduction Situated on the Atlantic coast of West Africa, with its northern border in the Sahel...
Senegal (French: le Sénégal), officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. Senegal is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and...
Highlights and Key Issues * After growth of just over 6% in 2005, the economy slowed last year, expanding by around 3.5%. This slowdown was mainly due to higher oil prices, as well as difficulties faced by ICS (Chemical Industries of Senegal), the...
After 22 years of working to develop business and cultural ties between the United States and the west African nation of Senegal, Len Robinson is starting to see his work pay off. Robinson, an international business consultant, recently served as host when Senegal's...
Area: 196,722 sq km (75,955 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 10,961,000Capital: Dakar Chief of state: President Abdoulaye Wade , assisted by Prime Minister Macky Sall On March 14, 2006, Senegalese border villages came under attack by Guinea-Bissau 's army, which was seeking breakaway factions of the...
Abdoulaye Wade, Senegal's 80-year-old president, was inaugurated Tuesday before a crowd of 60,000 that included more than 20 African heads of state.The crowd, decked out in the yellow and blue colors of Wade's ruling party, applauded after the president raised his right hand and swore...
