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Abdoulaye Wade
﻿﻿__**Senegal**__
 * Geography: Bordering the North Atlantic, and located between Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau. Lowlands and plains, with a tropical, humid climate.
 * Economy: Senegal relies heavily on donor assistance, even though the economy has slowly improved since 1993 when a new reform policy was put into place. Even though inflation has dropped, over 50% of the population remains unemployed.
 * Population: There are about 11 million people (11,126,832) living in Senegal. The top ethnicities of the Senegalese are Wolof and Pular.
 * Social Structure: Senegal is fitted with modern day conveniences (such as TV's, radios, roadways, etc). The Senegalese rely heavily on the exporting of their natural resources for profit.

**__Previous Occupation(s)__**
 * Law teacher at lycee Condorcet
 * Dean of Law and Economics faculty at the University of Dakar
 * Minister of State

**__Background Information__**
 * Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party (1974 - present)
 * Served in the National Assembly until 1980
 * Formed the Senegalese Democratic Party

**__References__**
 * Abdelaziz Bouteflika (President of Algeria)
 * Shares similar views on economic development
 * Goodluck Jonathan (President of Nigeria)
 * Also believes in effectively re-paying foreign debts
 * Jacob Zuma (President of South Africa)
 * Believes in renewing life in Africa (co-member in NEPAD)

__**Benchmarks of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation**__
 * Safety and Rule of Law (63)
 * Their overall results for the categories are average, but Senegal excels in ranking high for their quality of national security. The sanctions, rate of violent crimes, and corruption in the government is high (still around an average 50), but overall is well maintained.
 * Participation and Human Rights (60)
 * Senegal ranks average in government participation, but ranks higher for their protection of rights for their people, and also gender related issues (women's rights, gender equality, etc.) Civil liberties of the Senegalese people are well kept, even if political participation and effective power to govern is only average.
 * Sustainable Economic Opportunity (53)
 * Senegal ranks a bit above average in their public management, private sector, and environment and rural sector. Their administration is of good quality, and they manage their debt well. The competitive environment is good, as well as the rural financial development. However, their infrastructure (ranked at a 20) has poor quality of many communication resources.
 * Human Development (49)
 * The overall health of the people is better, and the Senegalese people are better provided for (access to drinking water and improves sanitation), but is still at an average number. Education quality is a bit below average, failing to meet the quality of education, and the progression rate that other countries have.

__**Sources**__
 * "ABDOULAYE WADE." //Senegal-Online//. Senegal Online, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2011. .
 * JPostPedia. "ABDOULAYE WADE: All the Information You Need." //JPostPedia// 1 (2008): n. pag. //The Jerusalem Post//. Web. 24 Feb. 2011.