Transport in Senegal m:" 1 (1999 est.) Transport in Senegal This article describes the system of transport in Senegal, both public and private. This system comprises roads (both paved and unpaved), rail transport, water transport, and air transportation. The system of roads in Senegal is extensive by West African standards, with paved roads reaching each corner of the country and all major towns. Dakar is the endpoint of three routes in the Trans-African Highway network. These are as follows: Senegal's road network links closely with those of the Gambia, since the shortest route between south-western districts on the one hand and west-central and
China–Senegal relations which the PRC required foreign governments to break ties with Taiwan before proceeding in diplomatic relations with the PRC. This trend of alternating recognition was common among many African countries and China during the second half of the twentieth century. Senegal gained independence in 1960 after formerly existing as a French colony, and in September of the same year, Léopold Sédar Senghor became Senegal's first president. Soon after, Senegal established relations with Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan. In 1961, Senegal recognized the People's Republic of China (PRC), but the PRC was unwilling to maintain this relationship while Senegal still