Entering Africa-Dakar

Dakar is the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of Senegal.

Release time : 2019-08-15 14:19:01

Dakar, the capital of the Republic of Senegal, is located on the east coast of the Atlantic Ocean on the Cape Verde Peninsula. Dakar is the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of Senegal. It is also the seat of Senegal's National Assembly and presidential residence. Dakar is Senegal's largest city, located in the west end of the African continent, therefore Dakar is a very favorable starting point for transatlantic and European trade.

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After Senegal's independence, Dakar became the political, economic, cultural and transportation center and the largest industrial base in the country. It concentrates 80% of the country's industries, including large oil extracting, refining, canned fish factories, as well as food, textile, shipbuilding, chemical, automotive assembly and other industries. It is the business and financial centre of West Africa, the headquarters of the West African Monetary Union and the Bank of West African States.

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The Paris Dakar Rally is the most famous rally in the world. On January 1st every year, in the excitement of people to welcome the New Year, it takes 2-3 weeks from France to travel across Africa, covering about 10,000 kilometers. Up to now, only 38% of the races have been completed, and there is a saying that "all the completers who finished the race are the winners", which shows the degree of hardship of the race. " The most arduous and adventurous car race in the world ", which takes the harsh nature as its opponent and challenges all human's intelligence, physical and spiritual strength, for about 10 years after the official start, the competition started in Paris and ended in Dakar.

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