The History of Senegal is commonly divided into a number of periods, encompassing the prehistoric era, the precolonial period, colonialism, and the contemporary era.
Read more about History Of Senegal: Paleolithic, Neolithic, Prehistory, Kingdoms and Empires, The Era of Trading Posts and Trafficking, Modern Colonialism, Independence, 1980–2006
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