{"id":114259,"date":"2026-07-21T13:44:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=114259"},"modified":"2026-07-21T13:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:14:33","slug":"key-facts-about-senegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-senegal\/","title":{"rendered":"Senegal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Senegal Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Senegal\u2019s President, Bassirou Faye, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Senegal<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a West African country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by four countries; <\/span><b>Mauritania, Mali, Guinea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Guinea-Bissau<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the north, east, southeast, and southwest, respectively.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime Border:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The country is bordered by the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/atlantic-ocean\/\" target=\"_blank\">Atlantic Ocean<\/a> to the west.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dakar<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Senegal<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a flat country that lies in the depression known as the <\/span><b>Senegal-Mauritanian Basin.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Geographical regions: Cap-Vert Peninsula<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (It is the Western most point of Africa), Sahelian Zone (<\/span><b>Baunez Ridge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (648 m) located in this region), Sudanian Zone and Casamance Region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a <\/span><b>tropical and dry climate.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers: Senegal River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (forms the northern border with Mauritania), River <\/span><b>Gambia River, Saloum Delta<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senegal is rich in critical minerals, including titanium, zirconium, gold, and phosphate.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/senegals-president-bassirou-faye-elected-as-new-chairman-of-ecowas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senegal is a West African country. 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