Senegal

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Senegal

Bird Sanctuary Countryside Dakar Fulani People Goree Island Islam in Senegal Pink Lake Saint Louis Salt Harvesting Savannah Shell Village Touba

 

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In January 1994, Senegal undertook a bold and ambitious economic reform program with the support of the international donor community. This reform began with a 50 percent devaluation of Senegal's currency, the CFA franc, which was linked at a fixed rate to the former French franc and now to the Euro. Government price controls and subsidies have been steadily dismantled. After seeing its economy contract by 2.1% in 1993, Senegal made an important turnaround, thanks to the reform programme, with real growth in GDP averaging 5 % annually during 1995-2001. Annual inflation had been pushed down to less than 1%, but rose to an estimated 3.3% in 2001. Investment rose steadily from 13.8% of GDP in 1993 to 16.5% in 1997.

 

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train station in Dakar

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As a member of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), Senegal is working toward greater regional integration with a unified external tariff. Senegal also realized full Internet connectivity in 1996, creating a miniboom in information technology-based services. Private activity now accounts for 82% of GDP. On the negative side, Senegal faces deep-seated urban problems of chronic unemployment, socioeconomic disparity, juvenile delinquency, and drug addiction; much as produced within hierarchically class-based populations in the developed/industrialized world's urban environs.

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Presidential Palace

 

 

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National Assembly

 

government building

 

Black Africa Museum

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Goree Island

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House of Slaves

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Saint Louis

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Fisherman's Village, Saint Louis

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Pink Lake

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Pelicans

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nomadic Fulani people

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Mosque in Touba

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Baobob tree

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shell village

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Bird Sanctuary Countryside Dakar Fulani People Goree Island Islam in Senegal Pink Lake Saint Louis Salt Harvesting Savannah Shell Village Touba

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