Senegal is home to many different ethnic groups – partly a result of the country’s history, which has been shaped by slavery and colonialism, but also as a result of migration, flight and exile in more recent times. The country has managed to integrate its different ethnicities and religions in an exemplary way. At the moment, though, the situation can hardly be described as harmonious. Senegal’s president has unleashed a storm of protest by controversially standing for a third term.
