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Senegal
Senegal sĕnĬgôl´, sĕn´Ĭgôl , river, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) long, formed in SW Mali, W Africa, by the confluence of the Bafing and Bakoy rivers, both of which rise in the Fouta Djallon, N Guinea. The river flows north, then generally west to form the Mauritania-Senegal border before entering the Atlantic Ocean at St.-Louis, Senegal. The Falémé River, which forms the Senegal-Mali border, is its chief tributary. Entrance to the river from the sea is impeded by sandbars and a complex delta region. The river is tidal c.300 mi (480 km) upstream, and during the rainy season it is navigable to Kayes, Mali. The river is an important source of irrigation water; rice is grown on the floodplain. In 1968, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal established the Organization of Senegal River States to develop the Senegal valley. It was succeeded in 1972 by the Organization for the Development of the Senegal River Valley (OMVS), of which Guinea is not a member.
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SENEGAL: SPEED UP TRIAL OF CHADIAN EX-DICTATOR
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 1/26/2007; 700+ words
; ...following news release: Six months after Senegal agreed to an African Union request that...African Union summit that will review Senegal's progress in the case, Human Rights Watch noted that Senegal had not even passed the legislation needed...
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SENEGAL: NEW LAW WILL PERMIT HABRÉ'S TRIAL
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/2/2007; 700+ words
; ...said today. Habr was first arrested in Senegal in February 2000 on charges of crimes...stemming from his 1982-1990 rule in Chad. Senegal refused to prosecute him in 2001 or to...decision that Habr should be put on trial in Senegal. Wednesday's law allows such a trial...
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Senegal to receive US$800 million in debt relief; World Bank and IMF support debt relief under the enhanced HIPC initiative.
M2 Presswire; 6/26/2000; 700+ words
; ...PRESSWIRE-26 June 2000-WORLD BANK: Senegal to receive US$800 million in debt relief...comprehensive debt reduction package for Senegal under the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor...Initiative. Total relief from all of Senegal's creditors is worth around US$800...
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Senegal sales
Magazine article from: The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report; 12/19/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...States and the west African nation of Senegal, Len Robinson is starting to see his...consultant, recently served as host when Senegal's ambassador to the United States...Ba also served as an advance man for Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade. "Official...
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SENEGAL WEST CELEBRATES IN BELLTOWN.(News)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 6/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...International soccer, to be exact. As the Senegal soccer team devours other teams in World...game, Afrikando is transforming into "Senegal in Seattle" - a beacon for more than 100 people from Senegal who make Seattle their home. Soccer fans...
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Senegal Eager to Pull Off Upset
News Wire article from: AP Online; 5/30/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...omitted] SEOUL, South Korea (AP) _ Senegal coach Bruno Metsu gives his squad of World...the world and has the best players, but Senegal showed in qualifying that it can win big...he said. This is a momentous game for Senegal _ it will be a big challenge to win it...
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Senegal stuns the champion French in World Cup debut for Asia
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 5/31/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...0000 Dateline: SEOUL, South Korea Senegal beat up on its former colonial ruler as...have the vigor or the valor to match a Senegal squad making its debut in soccer's showcase...celebration will remain a magic moment in Senegal sporting folklore. Not since Cameroon...
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Senegal to receive around US$800 million in debt service relief -- IMF and World Bank support debt relief under the enhanced HIPC Initiative.
M2 Presswire; 6/26/2000; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-26 June 2000-IMF: Senegal to receive around US$800 million in...comprehensive debt reduction package for Senegal under the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor...Initiative. Total relief from all of Senegal's creditors is worth around US$800...
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Camara keeps Senegal in picture
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 6/17/2002; ; 700+ words
; Sweden 1 Larsson (11) Senegal 2 Henri Camara (37, 104). Referee: U Aquino (Par). Attendance: 39,747 Senegal win on golden goal SENEGAL'S Henri Camara scored only the second golden goal in...
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West Africa unplugged: Senegal offers a gateway to American companies that would like to do business in West Africa.(2006 INTERNATIONAL TRADING SUPPLEMENT)(Country overview)
Magazine article from: Recycling Today; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Italian and Spanish colonial powers. Senegal is the former capital of Colonial French...equivalent to the state of South Dakota. Senegal is part of Sub-Saharan Africa, which...the Sahara and the rest of the country. Senegal is nearly intersected by the Gambia...
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Senegal
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Senegal area: 196,720sq km (75,954sq mi...100 centimes Republic in nw Africa. Senegal, on the nw coast of Africa, contains...to Dakar is sandy. Plains cover most of Senegal, though the land rises gently in the se...
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Diouf, Abdou 1935–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
Abdou Diouf 1935 – President of Senegal At a Glance … Became Senegal ’ s Second President in 1981 Diouf...administrator and talented diplomat who was groomed by Senegal ’ s first president, Leopold Senghor...
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Boye, Madior 1940(?)–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...Madior Boye was named prime minister by Senegal president Abdoulaye Wade in March of 2001...a pathbreaker in predominantly Islamic Senegal, with its long tradition of male domination...but Boye attended and graduated from the Senegal ’ s flagship educational institution...
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Senghor, Leopold Sedar 1906—
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...His development from tribal member in Senegal, to scholar in France, to head of the government back in Senegal made him a symbol of Africa ’...consciousness resulting from his upbringing in Senegal and education in France. In his review...
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Senegalese
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...PRONUNCIATION: sen-uh-guh-LEEZ LOCATION: Senegal POPULATION: 9 million LANGUAGE: French...Catholicism 1 • INTRODUCTION Senegal has an important precolonial history. The lands now comprising Senegal once were part of three empires: Ghana...
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