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Jean-Paul Minvielle, Migrations et économies villageoises dans la vallée du Sénégal : étude de trois villages de la région de Matam, ORSTOM, Dakar, 1976, 129 p. Pierre Nicolas, Naissance d'une ville au Sénégal : évolution d'un groupe de six villages de Casamance vers une agglomération urbaine, Karthala, Paris, 1988, 193 p.
By the 21st century, Senegal had also become home to an increasing population of poor and even destitute French immigrants. Taking advantage of low-cost air travel, they arrived in Senegal as sight-seers but then remained in the country due to the relatively lax entry requirements, and cut off their ties with French society.
Senegal is a multilingual country: Ethnologue lists 36 languages, Wolof being the most widely spoken language. French, is the only official language of Senegal, used mainly by the administration, the education and spoken by 26% of the total population. [1] Senegal is a member State of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.
Casamance [a] is the area of Senegal south of the Gambia, including the Casamance River.It consists of the Lower Casamance (Basse Casamance, Baixa Casamança —i.e. Ziguinchor Region) and the Upper Casamance (Haute Casamance, Alta Casamança —i.e. Kolda and Sédhiou Regions).
(in French) Collectivités locales from Republic of Senegal Government site, l'Agence de l'informatique de l'État (ADIE). (in French) Map of main subdivisions and more detailed maps on subdivisions (in French) Décret fixant le ressort territorial et le chef lieu des régions et des départements , décret n°2002-166 du 21 février 2002.
Popenguine-Ndayane is a small town and urban commune on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean in Senegal, located 70 km south of Dakar, on the Petite Côte, in the department of M'Bour in the region of Thiès Region. Since 2008, it brings together two localities, Popenguine and Ndayane. [citation needed]
The reading public for Senegal's diverse press is largely limited to Dakar and Thies. Le Soleil is the quasi-official daily. Other major popular independent newspapers include the dailies Sud Quotidien, WalFadjri, Le Quotidien, Le Matin, Le Populaire, Il Est Midi, and the economic weekly Nouvel Horizon. National newspapers are in French.
On December 31, 2024, Senegal and Ivory Coast announced that they would end the presence of foreign forces in their country, particularly French forces, [93] and would terminate their military cooperation and defense-security agreements with France. [94] The status of the end of the presence of French forces in Senegal is planned for September ...