Republic of Senegal
| Country Profiles and Links to Research Resources Republic of Senegal |
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Senegal (République du Sénegal) is on the Atlantic coast of West Africa, and entirely surround The Gambia with which it formed the (now collapsed) Senegambia Confederation. The capital, Dakar, is on Cape Verde, the westernmost tip of the continent. Achieved independence from France in 1960, under Pres Senghor, architect of an effective single-party presidentialist system which survived his own retirement in favour of Abdou Diouf (1980) and class and regionalist opposition movements. Carefully managed multipartyism was reintroduced in 1976, with the ruling party retaining power, as it has since, with growing difficulty and in the context of persistent economic problems and armed campaigns for regional autonomy by the Casamance region. |
See also... | |
 | Political Party: PS Abbreviation of Parti Socialiste (Senegal). |
| Political Party: PDS Abbreviation of Parti Démocratique Sénégalais. |
| Political Party: MFDC Abbreviation of Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance. |
| Published in the Journal | |
| Bilan de la Nouvelle Politique Agricole au Sénégal - Growth in Agriculture and Agricultural Policy under Structural Adjustment in Senegal Article by Gilles Duruflé from Vol.22 No.63 of the Review of African Political Economy (March 1995: pp73-84) |
| Senegal: The Young Farmers of Walo Briefing by Bernard Lecomte from Vol.20 No.55 of the Review of African Political Economy (November 1992: pp87-95) |
| State Formation and Legitimation Crisis in Senegal Briefing by Moustapha Diouf from Vol.19 No.54 of the Review of African Political Economy (July 1992: pp117-125) |
| The Pastoral Environment of Northern Senegal Article by Oussouby Toure from Vol.15 No.42 of the Review of African Political Economy (Summer 1988: pp32-39) |
| Labour Power and Legal Transformation in Senegal Article by Francis Snyder from Vol.8 No.21 of the Review of African Political Economy (Summer 1981: pp26-43) |
| Peasant Fisherman and Capitalists: Development in Senegal Article by Klaas de Jonge from Vol.6 No.15/16 of the Review of African Political Economy (Winter 1979: pp105-123) |
| The Senegal River Valley: What Kind of Change Article by Adrian Adams from Vol.4 No.10 of the Review of African Political Economy (Winter 1977: pp33-59) |
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