Senegal

Ethnologue lists 36 languages Wolof being the most widely spoken language. In promoting peace and security in Africa.

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It is used by the administration and understood by about 1520 of all males and about 12 of all women.

. Senegal is a partner of the US. They hosted the 1992 African Cup of Nations where they made it to the quarter-finals and won their first AFCON at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations defeating Egypt in the final. Senegal is a multilingual country.

Simultaneously exhilarating and tranquil Senegal is captivating. This diverse environment has endowed Senegal with a wide variety of plant and animal life. 70 of the population of Senegal lives in the Coastal Region.

French which was inherited from the colonial era is the official language of Senegal. Located at the westernmost point of the continent and served by multiple air and maritime travel routes Senegal is known as the Gateway to Africa. Senegal also has contributed to regional peacekeeping operations.

It is bordered by four countries. Senegal country in western Africa. The country is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

Senegal is bordered by Mauritania in the north Mali to the east Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Perched on the tip of a peninsula Dakar the capital is a dizzying introduction to the country. Senegal officially the Republic of Senegal is a country in West Africa.

The country shares many fundamental values and international goals with the US and it has set an example of democratic rule as well as ethnic and religious tolerance. It became the major tool of French colonialism in Senegal but saddled with debt it was dissolved 1681 and replaced by another that lasted until 1694 the date of creation of the Royal Company of Senegal whose director Andre Brue would be captured by the Damel of Cay and released against ransom in 1701. Some Senegalese boys from Quranic schools and boys from The Gambia Mali Guinea-Bissau and Guinea are forced to beg.

Senegalese women and girls are forced into domestic servitude in. Traffickers subject Senegalese children to forced labor in domestic service mining and prostitution. In northern Senegal the enigmatic capital of Saint-Louis a Unesco World Heritage Site tempts with colonial architecture and proximity to.

The country lies at an ecological boundary where semiarid grassland oceanfront and tropical rainforest converge. Senegal nearly surrounds the small country of The Gambia. The countrys total area is 196190 km 2 of which 192000 km 2 is land and 4190 km 2 is water.

A third Company of Senegal was founded in 1709 and lasted until 1718. Senegal is a source transit and destination country for children and women who are subjected to forced begging forced labor and sex trafficking. Senegals first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations was in 1965 when they lost 10 to Ivory Coast for 4th place.

Mauritania Mali Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the north east southeast and southwest respectively. Elegance meets chaos snarling traffic vibrant markets and glittering nightlife while nearby Île de Gorée and the beaches of Yoff and NGor tap to slow lazy beats. Senegal is a West African country located in the Northern and Western hemispheres of the Earth.

Senegal is a coastal West African nation located 14 degrees north of the equator and 14 degrees west of the Prime Meridian. Contents 1 History 11 Early history. Senegal is a member State of the Organisation internationale de.

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