Senegal Travel Guide - Communications

Country code: 221.

Mobile phone coverage is limited to the main cities and tourist areas. Roaming agreements exist with some international mobile phone companies.

There are Internet cafes in Dakar, Saint Louis and other major towns.

Airmail to Europe takes between seven and 10 days, and surface mail between two and six weeks.

Senegal's constitution guarantees freedom of the news media, although there are laws prohibiting reports that discredit the state or incite disorder. Still, the country has traditionally enjoyed a liberal media climate, and private media frequently criticise the government. In recent years, however, there have been a number of attacks on journalists. Publications must be registered, but foreign publications circulate freely and multichannel pay-TV is readily available.

• Le Soleil is a state-owned daily.
• Sud Quotidien, L'Info, Wal Fadjri and Le Matin are privately published.

• Radiodiffusion Television Senegalaise (RTS) is the state-run national broadcaster that operates the RTS1 and RTS2 TV channels.

• The RTS also operates the Chaine Nationale and Chaine Internationale networks, the capital's 94.5 FM and Dakar FM, as well as four regional services.
• Sud FM is a private station available in Dakar and other cities.
• Radio Nostalgie is a Dakar-based private station.
• Sept FM is a private Dakar station operated by Groupe Com 7, while Walf FM is operated by Groupe Wal Fadjri.
• BBC World Service and Radio France Internationale are available on FM in Dakar.