Senegal is located at the westernmost point of Africa along the Atlantic Ocean. The country is known as a “Gateway to Africa” because of its multiple air and maritime travel routes. Historically, it was an important node on trans-Saharan caravan routes and a point of European contact from the 15th century.
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