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Kédougou is a town in southeastern Senegal
Senegal

Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the S?n?gal River in West Africa. Senegal is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south....
 at 12.56 degrees N. latitude and 12.21 degrees W, longitude and at an elevation of 547 feet (167 meters) above sea level. Founded by the Diahanké people, Kédougou means the "Land of Man". The town lies on the N7 road and the River Gambia amid the Pays Bassari hills and Fouta Djallon
Fouta Djallon

Fouta Djallon is a Highland region in the center of Guinea, West Africa. The indigenous name is Fuuta-Jaloo . The origin of the name is from the Fula language word for region and the name of the original inhabitants, the Jalonke or Djallonk?....
 foothills. It is near the borders of both Mali
Mali

Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked nation in West Africa. Mali is the seventh largest country in Africa, bordering Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the C?te d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west....
 and Guinea
Guinea

Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa formerly known as French Guinea. The country's current population is estimated at 10,211,437 ....
. Local attractions include the Dindefelo Falls and Niokolo-Koba National Park
Niokolo-Koba National Park

The Niokolo-Koba National Park is a World Heritage Site and natural protected area in south eastern Senegal near the Guinea-Bissau border....
.






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Kédougou is a town in southeastern Senegal
Senegal

Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the S?n?gal River in West Africa. Senegal is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south....
 at 12.56 degrees N. latitude and 12.21 degrees W, longitude and at an elevation of 547 feet (167 meters) above sea level. Founded by the Diahanké people, Kédougou means the "Land of Man". The town lies on the N7 road and the River Gambia amid the Pays Bassari hills and Fouta Djallon
Fouta Djallon

Fouta Djallon is a Highland region in the center of Guinea, West Africa. The indigenous name is Fuuta-Jaloo . The origin of the name is from the Fula language word for region and the name of the original inhabitants, the Jalonke or Djallonk?....
 foothills. It is near the borders of both Mali
Mali

Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked nation in West Africa. Mali is the seventh largest country in Africa, bordering Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the C?te d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west....
 and Guinea
Guinea

Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa formerly known as French Guinea. The country's current population is estimated at 10,211,437 ....
. Local attractions include the Dindefelo Falls and Niokolo-Koba National Park
Niokolo-Koba National Park

The Niokolo-Koba National Park is a World Heritage Site and natural protected area in south eastern Senegal near the Guinea-Bissau border....
. The main industries in the town are farming and gold mining
Gold mining

Gold mining consists of the processes and techniques employed in the resource extraction of gold from the ground. There are several techniques by which gold may be extracted from the Earth....
. There are a military camp, a health center, a community radio and library, a Peace Corps Office and a number of small businesses. The most commonly spoken languages are Pulaar
Fula language

The Fula language is a language of West Africa, spoken by the Fula people from Senegambia and Guinea to Cameroon and Sudan. It is also spoken as the first language by the Tukulor in the Senegal River Valley and as a second language by peoples in other areas....
, Wollof, Milinki and French.

The mayor of Kédougou is Amath Dansokho
Amath Dansokho

Amath Dansokho is a Senegalese politician. He is the Secretary-General of the Party of Independence and Work and the Mayor of K?dougou. He was Minister of Urban Planning and Housing from 1991 to 1995 and again briefly in 2000....
 (as of 2005).

Transport


A proposed railway branching off the existing line at Tambacounda
Tambacounda

Tambacounda is the largest city in eastern Senegal, southeast of Dakar, and is the Regional capital of the province of the same name. Its estimated population in 2007 was 78,800....
 would serve this town.

Mining

The Gold mining industry has brought several large scale foreign mining companies to the Kédougou area. This has been a source of tension with some local residents who point to a lack of jobs available to locals. In late 2008, protests over the practices of Gold mines in the region turned violent. On 23 December a protest march culminated in the burning of government buildings and the security forces firing on demonstrators. The next several days saw widespread destruction of property, looting, and according to a Senegalese Human Rights group, the mass arrest and torture of suspects. There were also reports that many residents fled the town, some as far as Guinea
Guinea

Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa formerly known as French Guinea. The country's current population is estimated at 10,211,437 ....
. Security forces reported one dead, 23 civilians and 10 gendarmes wounded.

See also


  • Transport in Senegal
    Transport in Senegal

    Railways total:906 kmnarrow gauge:906 km 1.000-meter gauge . See Dakar-Niger Railway.* Brakes: Air brake . * Coupler ...