Senegal Senegal. The competitors used off-road vehicles to cross the difficult geography. The last race was held in 2007, before the 2008 rally was canceled a day before the event due to security concerns in Mauritania. Senegal Senegal (; ; ), officially the Republic of Senegal (; ), is a country in West Africa. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania in the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast, and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal also borders The Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of
St. Louis Cathedral (Saint-Louis, Senegal) St. Louis Cathedral (Saint-Louis, Senegal) The St. Louis Cathedral () is an eighteenth-century cathedral located on the place d'armes in the southern district of Saint-Louis Island in the African country of Senegal. It is the oldest church in West Africa. St. Louis Christians did not have a real church for many years. They gathered in several places within the fort, in the military hospital or individuals, such as John Thevenot houses, who was mayor from 1765 to 1778. British occupiers even got to prohibit the presence of the priests and all expression religious. The recovery of the colony by the