Includes basic information and general descriptions about
Senegal.
The sites listed below have been chosen for their utility in
providing accurate (either brief or extensive) information, as
well as directories and extensive portal concerning all aspects
of Senegalese life and culture. All these sites are either English
language or bilingual, unless noted in an annotation which follows.
As the links to Senegal and other African countries in general
often are inactive, we recommend that you try again if you are
not successful in connecting.
For Library of Congress contact information and research and
bibliographic materials on Senegal, consult the Senegal
Country page of the African Section of the African and Middle Eastern
Division, see also the Library's online catalog
available at http://catalog.loc.gov for books, and materials
in other formats held by the Library, and the Library's
Thomas Legislative Information at: http://thomas.loc.gov for
legislative materials (bills, hearings, acts, etc.) relating
to relations between the United States and the Republic of Senegal,
as well as to the interests of the Senegalese-American community.
Africa South of the Sahara: Selected Internet Resources, Stanford University
(http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guide.html)
One of the best sites for finding links to helpful documents and web pages about African studies. Searchable by many subjects and by country.
African Studies: Senegal Columbia University (http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/SGgen.html)
Basic information and general descriptions which include links to information from France and Canada.
CIA -- The World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
An annual publication of the CIA, contains up-to-date information on all aspects of the political, social and military history of a particular country.
Development Gateway Country Overview (http://www.developmentgateway.org/)
“The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations, and individuals build partnerships, share ideas, and work together to reduce poverty.” Search by development projects as well as by country to identify additional web sites and documents.
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.
Infoplease (http://www.infoplease.com/)
Part of the electronic Learning Network, this homepage allows searches by country which yield articles in almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographical works, etc. Additional reference links are provided as well.
OneWorld.net (http://www.oneworld.net/)
Searchable by country, regions and topics. Includes current headlines and special reports.
United States. Library of Congress Country Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/)
A series published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress
under the Country Studies/Area Studies Handbook Program sponsored by the
Department of the Army.
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