Global Challenges

The influence of French colonialism still endures in Senegal. When Senegal was a colony of France, the colonists decided that Senegal would focus on agriculturalism in order to further the French mercantilist policy. Thus, due to the French colonial…

In Senegal, there are many struggles that women will face pertaining to a multitude of areas. There is a lack of education for women, and therefore, a very low literacy rate of 46.6%. The lack of education for women leads to many other problems as…

Infanticide is an enormous problem in Senegal, mostly due to the tremendous social pressure from the Senegalese society and it’s deep entrenchment in Islam. Because extramarital affairs are so taboo, a woman can expect to be disowned and ostracized…

The capital city, Dakar, suffers from air, waste, and water pollution due to the excess of pollutants. They are under an urgent warning from the World Health Organization due to their fine particle count being far above the acceptable amount of…

The Senegalese economy is not in a prosperous state in the moment. Poverty is an issue in Senegal as 54% of the population is living under the poverty line. 48% of the population is unemployed. Unemployment is most prevalent among younger people who…