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Archaeological findings throughout the area indicate that Senegal was inhabited in prehistoric times. Since then, Senegal has had a varied cultural history of kingdoms, brotherhoods and colonial struggles (between and against colonizing powers).
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Kraaij sold his house, quit his job and is traveling thru Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, and Mali, Dec. 1996-April 1997, with a laptop and digital camera. Site is in Dutch and gives an account with photos of his trip. http://www.kraaij.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=6&Itemid=37
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The official dish of Senegal is ceebu jen (or thebou diene) -- rice and fish. It comes in two varieties (red and white -- named for the different sauces). The Senegalese love ceebu jen and will often ask if you've ever tried it, and it is definitely part of the experience. Even better if you get the chance to eat with your hands around the bowl with a Senegalese family!
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Senegal currently has approximately 2,000 soldiers serving in peacekeeping or peace support missions. This includes approximately 840 troops in Darfur and the remainder in Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Senegal ... has gendarmes serving in Haiti and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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While the economy of Senegal grew more than five percent on average between 1995 and 2001, the benefits of such growth were unequally distributed. Significant disparities persist between rural and urban areas, between the private and public sectors, and between men and women.
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Senegal has traditionally enjoyed one of the most unrestricted media climates in the region. However the Paris-based media rights body Reporters Without Borders noted in 2004 that developments in Senegal had taken a "disturbing turn".
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