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2019 In Senegal
Events in the year 2019 in Senegal. Incumbents * President of Senegal, President: Macky Sall * Prime Minister of Senegal, Prime Minister: Mahammed Dionne Events *February 24 – President Macky Sall wins a second term with 58% of the vote in the 2019 Senegalese presidential election. *July 29 — Journalist Adama Gaye (''Kapital Afrik,'' ''Jeune Afrique,'' France 24, TV5Monde, and Al Jazeera Media Network, Al Jazeera) is arrested and charged with acting to compromise public security and offending the president. *September 27 — The opening of Massalikoul Djinane Mosque. *September 29 — President Macky Sall pardons his rival, the former mayor of Dakar, Khalifa Sall, who was jailed in 2018 for corruption. *November 19 – West Africa's largest mosque opens in Touba at a cost of US $50 million. *December 11 – Music legend Baaba Maal, who was born in Podor promises to fight to stop the desertification in the Sahel by planting trees. *December 24 – Midnight mass is celebrate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senegal
Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea to Guinea–Senegal border, the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border, the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds The Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. It also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. Senegal's capital is Dakar. Senegal is the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. It owes its name to the Senegal River, which borders it to the east and north. The climate is typically Sahelian, though there is a wet season, rainy season. Senegal covers a land area of almost and has a population of around 18 million. The state is a Presidential system ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |