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Inside this issue
• The government has run up unpaid bills to private sector contractors
• The financial sector is luring newcomers who see Senegal as a bridgehead for wider domination
• While the EU agitates for curbs on migrants, there is a grudging nobility attached to would-be pioneers - -
Content
Enviable reputation is starting to slide
Investors are bullish but there are fears the president is losing touch. Matthew Green and Christopher Thompson report
The economy: Finances called into question as bills pile up
Matthew Green on the cash flow constraints that could have a knock-on effect
Banking: A bridgehead to wider domination?
Matthew Green on efforts to knock Société Générale off its top spot
Politics: Democratic vigour ‘is draining away’
Matthew Green on the belief that the president is adopting a monarchical style
Mourides: Sufi movement fills a gap
Christopher Thompson looks at an increasingly potent political force
Migration: A long tradition of flight
Christopher Thompson on a principal exit point for Europe
Fishing: When your boat doesn’t come in
Matthew Green reports on efforts to better manage a big decline in catches
Agriculture: Effort to keep young men down on the farm
Belated attention is being paid to the basics. Christopher Thompson reports
Company profile: Working up an appetite for baobab fruit
Matthew Green on a company planning to make the most out of the ‘fruit of the future’
Music: Support from the masses
It is common for even the most popular musicians to voice grievances, writes Christopher Thompson
