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Dakar. The Dakar–Niger Railway ( French: Chemin de fer Dakar-Niger) connects Dakar, Senegal to Koulikoro, Mali. The name refers to the Niger River, not the Republic of Niger. It serves many cities in Senegal, including Thiès, and in Mali, including Kayes, Kita, Kati, Bamako. The line covers a course of 1,287 km of which 641 km lies in Mali.
System length. 55 km (34 mi) Track gauge. 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in) standard gauge. Electrification. 25 kV 50 Hz OHLE. The Train Express Regional (TER) [ 2] is an airport rail link in Senegal that connects Dakar with Diamniadio and the Blaise Diagne International Airport. [ 3][ 4]
African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity. The African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity ( French: Patriotes africains du Sénégal pour le travail, l'éthique et la fraternité; PASTEF), or just Patriots of Senegal, is a Senegalese political party founded in 2014 by Ousmane Sonko. [ 2]
The Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision du Sénégal (ORTS) was created in 1973, operating two radio channels and a national television channel. "The programme Chossanie Senegambia... has a higher audience in the Gambia and Senegal than any other programme broadcast by ORTS and Radio Gambia. It is the only programme that goes into the people ...
A Senegalese, Abdou Diouf, held the position of its Executive Secretary between 2003 and 2014. Several of the Senegalese languages have the status of "national languages": Wolof, Balanta-Ganja, Arabic, Jola-Fonyi, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya, Noon (Serer-Noon), Pulaar, Serer, and Soninke . In terms of usage, Wolof is the lingua franca and the ...
Saint-Louis, Senegal. / 16.033°N 16.500°W / 16.033; -16.500. Saint Louis or Saint-Louis ( Wolof: Ndar ), is the capital of Senegal 's Saint-Louis Region. Located in the northwest of Senegal, near the mouth of the Senegal River, and 320 kilometres (200 mi) north of Senegal's capital city Dakar. It had a population of 254,171 in 2023. [ 1]
The Cathedral of St. Louis[ 1] ( French: Cathédrale Saint Louis ), [ 2][ 3] located in Saint-Louis, Senegal, is the seat of the Diocese of St-Louis du Sénégal. The nineteenth-century cathedral church is located on the place d'armes in the southern district of Saint-Louis Island. [ 4][ 5]
A Rock phosphate surface mine in western Senegal, near Taïba. The economy of Senegal is driven by mining, construction, tourism, fishing and agriculture, which are the main sources of employment in rural areas, despite abundant natural resources in iron, zircon, gas, gold, phosphates, and numerous oil discoveries recently.