I strongly concurred with Moussa on all the points he raised, being from The Gambia, I am very familiar with the economic and political situation in Senegal. I will also point out that the conditions in Senegal are mycrosyms of the depressing economic conditions in Africa. The structural adjustment programs, in my opinion has not worked anywhere in Africa since they have been implemented. Instead, some of the effects resulted in the retrenchment of government with massive lay-offs of workers. The private sector in Africa is not developed and in a way can be classified as being in its embryonic stages contrary to the western economies.
Government is still the primary employer and that exists in Senegal and the other countries too.
It will be helpful if the African rulers engage in more democratic practices, engage and tolerate dissention and diverse points of view, becoming less interested in staying in power for lifetime and discouraged corrupt practices.