For travel outside Dakar, public transportation is available, but often unreliable and uncomfortable. International calls to most countries can be dialed directly. The country code is 221. Cable, telex, fax, paging and Internet services are available. A number of cybercafes are located in Dakar.
Cellular telephones are very popular.
Daylight Savings Time is not observed in Senegal. Citibank is the only U.S. bank present in Senegal. Automatic Teller Machines which handle MasterCard and Cirrus are operated by some local banks. It is possible for U.S. visitors to receive wire transfer money via Western Union at the local CBAO Agency. Dakar has business hotels of excellent reputation.