Not necessarily.  What it suggests, however, is that Senegal seems to be
making all the right moves to take advantage of the void created by the
political and economic missteps of her neighbours.  For example, Senegal,
a major shareholder in the defunct Air Afrique, and knowing that the
airline was headed for liquidation, facilitated Air Senegal's partnership
with Royal Air Maroc - a deal concluded even before Air Afrique was/is
liquidated (I am not sure if the process has been concluded). The same
applies to the SAA/Air Senegal International partnership. Abidjan was the
West African hub for most of the major airlines flying to Europe and the
Americas.  The hub seems to be shifting to Dakar because of the
current
problems in CI and aided by deliberate government policy. As regard the BA
service, no further information is available beyond Wade's pronouncement.
Senegal's investment code has attractive concessions for investors.  It is
also considered to be the most stable country in West Africa with business-
friendly environment.  Gambia's misery or no misery, Senegal's current
position is hard to beat by any ECOWAS member country.  My personal
opinion, of course.

Sidi Sanneh

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