Le Sénégal, entre changement politique et révolution passive

Getting by in Europe's Urban Labour Markets : Senegambian Migrants' Strategies for Survival, Documentation and Mobility

“…The atmosphere was one of optimism, even euphoria (Vengroff & Magala 2001), as he promised democratisation, economic recovery, and good governance reforms; however, Wade did not live up to the high expectations in his home base (Dahou & Foucher 2004). There have been frequent changes in ministerial posts, a lack of transparency in budgetary management, and bombastic but unrealistic infrastructural project proposals.…”

“…This is question is sometimes raised by family members when a migrant complains about his situation without papers: 'if it is really so bad, why you are still there?'. Some respondents have in this phase considered going back to Senegal or Gambia, but they were unable to pay back the money family has invested in the trip, or they were not allowed to do so by moral pressure of their family (Dahou & Foucher 2004;Geets et al 2006;Nwolisa Okanga 1995). From the beginning, the migration project was a family strategy, that would at least result in visible economic prosperity of the wider family stayed behind, and, if possible, in a triumphant return of the migrant, with a project that allows to provide a better future for his whole family.…”

“…Transfers from overseas Senegalese were estimated at $421 million in 2003, representing six per cent of GDP (Dahou & Foucher 2004;OECD 2005). This figure has risen strongly since 1999 when it stood at 88.8 million dollars.…”

The economic side of social remittances: how money and ideas circulate between Paris, Dakar, and New York

“…Senegalese migrants send money back home from all over the world, but OECD countries remain the first source of remittances (see Tables 9 and 10). 6 Arguably, nowadays, “ the true driver of Senegal’s economy is migrants’ income” (Dahou & Foucher, 2004). …”

Are births just “women's business”? Gift exchange, value, and global volatility in Muslim Senegal

“…Some of these homes were like homesteads, their cement outlines on the outer reaches of Dakar and Tuba preventing the land from reverting back to the government under the National Domain Law of 1964; nevertheless, these homes were often razed as soon as they were discovered by the state. In recent years, disputes over land have become intense and some posit that the current president, Abdoulaye Wade, was reelected in 2007 despite declining economic conditions because of his commitment to sorting out the land claims of Murid migrants (Dahou and Foucher 2004; Mbow 2008:162).…”