Senegal
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Senegal has a wide variety of ethnic groups and, as in most West African countries, several languages are widely spoken. The Wolof are the largest single ethnic group in Senegal at 43%; the Fula[61] and Toucouleur (also known as Halpulaar‘en, literally “Pulaar-speakers”) (24%) are the second biggest group, followed by the Serer (14.7%),[62] then others such as Jola (4%), Mandinka (3%), Maures or (Naarkajors), Soninke, Bassari and many smaller communities (9%). (See also the Bedick ethnic group.)Avenue du Senegal in Tyre, Lebanon
In the mid-15th century, the Portuguese landed on the Senegal coastline, followed by traders representing other countries, including the French.[21] Various European powers — Portugal, the Netherlands, and Great Britain — competed for trade in the area from the 15th century onward.
In 1677, France gained control of what had become a minor departure point in the Atlantic slave trade: the island of Gorée next to modern Dakar, used as a base to purchase slaves from the warring chiefdoms on the mainland
About 50,000 Europeans (mostly French) and Lebanese[63] as well as smaller numbers of Mauritanians and Moroccans[citation needed] reside in Senegal, mainly in the cities and some retirees who reside in the resort towns around Mbour. The majority of Lebanese work in commerce.[64] Most of the Lebanese originate from the Lebanese city of Tyre, which is known as “Little West Africa and has a main promenade that is called “Avenue du Senegal”.[65]
The country experienced a wave of immigration from France in the decades between World War II and Senegalese independence; most of these French people purchased homes in Dakar or other major urban centers.[66] Also located primarily in urban settings are small Vietnamese communities as well as a growing number of Chinese immigrant traders, each numbering perhaps a few hundred people.[67][68] There are also tens of thousands of Mauritanian refugees in Senegal, primarily in the country’s north.[69]
According to the World Refugee Survey 2008, published by the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Senegal has a population of refugees and asylum seekers numbering approximately 23,800 in 2007. The majority of this population (20,200) is from Mauritania. Refugees live in N’dioum, Dodel, and small settlements along the Senegal River valley.[70]