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Africa: the first nine days

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August 28th 2007
Salaam aleekum! Naka nga fanaane? Jámm rekk? Alxamdulilaay. Greetings from Dakar, Senegal! (The phrases above are Wolof, and it basically says hi and that I hope you had a good night/good morning) I’ve been here in the capital of Senegal for about nine days now. The city is a bit crazy: it’s dirty, noisy, crowded, and a lot of fun. There are almost no stop signs and very few stop lights (an ... read more

Africa » Senegal » Cape Verde Peninsula » Dakar

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Independent from France in 1960, Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982. However, the envisaged integration of the two countries was never carried out, and the union was dissolved in 1989. Despite peace... ... read more