Why is Senegal so poor?

The chronically poor are “often multi-dimensionally deprived and may experience preventable deaths early (and so are not even counted).” In Senegal, chronic poverty has marred the last 80 years of progress. read more

Senegal is not poor. It is one of the most successful countries in the Sahel region. Of course in comparing to those like China, Europe, Japan, India and the new world, Senegal is poor. But in all the Saharan region, especially Sahel, Senegal is much better than most of it, just only behind Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Algeria. read more