Africa is an interesting continent to explore, yet underrated with a lot of hidden gems to discover, like Ethiopia, where you’re 8 years younger, or Eritrea, where you’ll find the tastiest pasta and pizza in the world outside Italy.
In this post, we’ll talk about the coolest country in Africa where you’ll find Africa’s friendliest people. We’ll learn about Senegal’s people, Senegal’s language, Senegal’s religion, Senegal’s map, and we’ll be checking if Senegal is a country or a city, if Senegal is safe to visit, what to do in Senegal while you are there, sightseeing places to visit in Senegal!
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Let’s start with Senegal’s recent history!
Recent history of Senegal
Senegal is located in West Africa, where almost all of the countries were annexed by France at one point, including Senegal. In 1959, Senegal and a region called French Sudan joined each other and formed a new country but it didn’t work out as expected, so they separated into Senegal and Mali.
Senegal has always been one of the most stable countries in Africa throughout time and it is considered a semi-democratic state!
People in Senegal
Most Senegalese people are of African descendants, however, a small minority of 50,000 French and Lebanese people are living in Senegal as well. Most of them are spending their retirement in one of the private retirement resorts in Senegal!
What to do in Senegal
Dakar, the capital of Senegal
Dakar is by far, the most favorite city of travelers who visit Africa. This friendly, vibrant city is safe and welcoming, plus Dakar has beautiful world-class beaches to chill at as well as top hotels and resorts!
Bonus point: Dakar is cheaper than your expectations!
Institut Français du Sénégal in Senegal
Institut Français is a French Institution located in Dakar, associated with the French Institute in Saint-Louis. It participates in sharing French intellectual creation, promoting international artistic exchanges, supporting Senegalese cultural development, and developing the “dialogue of cultures”.
African Renaissance Monument in Senegal
The African Renaissance Monument is a monumental group of 52 meters in bronze and copper in Ouakam, a district municipality of Dakar, Senegal.
The monument represents a couple and their child, drawn up to the sky. It was officially introduced on April 3, 2010, during the ceremonies of the fiftieth anniversary of the independence of Senegal.
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This is beautiful!
True!
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Fabulous! Le Sénégal is gorgeous. I enjoyed my own visit to Dakar some years ago and now in this wonderful post of yours ❤
Grear! Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
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You are most welcome. Yes I did. Very much!
It looks nice. I used to want a Senegal parrot. They are not too big and not too small and make great pets. They are native to West Africa. It would be cool to see them flying around there!
Right. They are awesome pets. A lady at our church has one and you don’t want to get close to her at all or she takes her phone out and shows you her parrot’s pictures and videos till morning! lol
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That’s a really big statue. I read somewhere that scientists in Senegal manufactured some Covid-19 kits for rapid testing. They’re pretty industrious too.
Interesting! I haven’t heard that!
Emmanuel, do you have a good Nollywood movie to recommend? I’ve never seen one before!
Maybe you should see Living in Bondage. It’s been trending for a whole over here.
Thank you very much!
Oh, also please listen to “she doesn’t to fall,” by the same artist!
Sure! Thank you for the recommendations! I’m actually gonna drive for about an hour in an hour! I’ll listen them on the way! Lol
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Senegal sounds a wonderful place. Thankyou for the wobderful puctures you paint of all these places.
My pleasure!
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Beautiful photographs and lovely post all around. Thank you for sharing😊
My pleasure!
Glad you enjoyed reading it!
How appropriate that Senegal was your choice of country today; this whole week I have been listening to Youssou N’dour, my favorite African artist from SENEGAL! Fun to learn a bit of their history here 🙂
Great!
I don’t know that artist but I’ll google it.
So glad you found this post useful!
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Check him out; Birima, Wiri Wiri, and Lima Weesu are some of my favorites songs of his. Enjoy your day!