I am Asian in Canada learning French and I am just looking for native French speakers who would be interested in teaching me French! I live in Canada so I could tell you about my life here or if anyone would be interested in learning English while you teach me French?

I am just looking for SFW platonic chats to learn French naturally even though I am preparing for exams. I am mostly interested in chatting on discord but Reddit would work too! (28M)

Merci!

I was wondering if anyone would be down to tag along with me and walk around the city ? Looking to explore the Corniche, go to gorée, etc.
Gonna do it anyway but would be more fun as a group/duo!

Bonjour à toutes et à tous,

Nous souhaitons ma copine et moi nous marier prochainement. Je suis français et elle sénégalaise.

Nous sommes un peu perdu quant aux démarches nécessaires à effectuer.

Nous souhaitons célébrer un mariage religieux, traditionnel, et en même temps être marié officiellement pour qu’il y est une transcription de ce même mariage en mariage français.

D’un côté, on nous dis qu’il nous faut obligatoirement le certificat de capacités à mariage (CCAM), que nous pouvons effectuer notre mariage religieux, attendre d’obtenir ce certificat, et ensuite se marier civilement auprès d’une mairie sénégalaise avant de faire transcrire ce mariage en France. Et de l’autre, on nous dis que le mariage religieux constitue en soit un mariage reconnu civilement.

Aussi, sur le document consulaire de demande de CCAM, il est écrit que si nous sommes marié religieusement/coutumes, alors le démarche CCAM n’est pas adapté. Donc faire reconnaître le mariage religieux auprès de l’administration sénégalaise sans CCAM puis faire une demande de transcription.

Je me suis présenté ce matin à la mairie de Saly au Sénégal, celle de ma copine, et on m’a dit que le CCAM était obligatoire et qu’il ne feront pas de transcription en mariage français sans. Que nous devrions faire notre mariage religieux, attendre d’avoir le CCAM et ensuite de se marier civilement à la mairie.

Les délais pour déposer ce dit CCAM sont très long (premier rdv le 3 février) et avant de le recevoir il faut compter 6 mois de délais supplémentaires.

Nous ne savons pas quoi faire. De plus, une connaissance m’a aussi suggéré de faire mon mariage religieux au Sénégal, puis d’essayer d’obtenir un visa shengen pour ma copine, me marier en France avec elle, puis qu’elle reparte au Sénégal avant de faire une demande de visa long pour me rejoindre.

Quelqu’un aurait il les connaissances suffisantes pour nous orienter s’il vous plait ?

Merci d’avance pour vos réponses.

HI!!!
I'm visiting Senegal and the Gambia from October 31st to November 16th.
Throughout this time I plan on visting Dakar, Saint Louis, Touba, Sin Saloum Delta, and everything on the way, with an open mind and no strict plan.
But my main concern is transportation.
Is it possible to visit all with only Buses/Sept-Places??
Or is it best to rent a car, especially for Saint Louis and Touba, and than get back to Dakar to start the journey to Gambia by public transportation??
And if so, where would it be best for me to rent from?
Thanks!!

Hi everyone!

I’m Senegalese, currently based in Canada, but making the move back to the motherland soon. I am exploring the idea of opening a private lactation consultation practice in Senegal to support mothers with breastfeeding and postpartum education.
I’d also love to collaborate with existing NGOs on maternal health initiatives.

I’m curious whether there’s a demand for these services, what breastfeeding support currently looks like in Senegal, and whether anyone knows of professionals or organizations already working in this space.

Would love to hear your thoughts, especially from mothers and healthcare professionals. Thank you!

Bonjour à tous 👋🏾 !!

Étant étudiante, j’ai récemment mis en place une petite webapp que j’aimerai monétiser (les temps sont durs T_T).

Pour faciliter les paiements, j’aimerai avoir recours à un agrégateur de paiement (wave et OM). Et ça m’a demandé un NINEA pour lever la limite de plafond.

Dois-je donc créer une société, vu qu’il s’agit en quelque sorte d’une « activité professionnelle » ou existe-t-il d’autres solutions ?

Merci d’avance ✨

Bonjour

Je m’apprête à lancer une activité entrepreneuriale d’abord 50 pour cent physique et digital pour faciliter la
Mobilité de la diaspora et touristes
Circuler librement au
Sénégal, Gambie et Guinée bissau en Afrique de l'Ouest.
Voitures, scooters, trottinettes électriques quad, vélos et tricycles — avec ou sans chauffeur — pour la diaspora, les visiteurs, les familles et les voyageurs d'affaires.
Qu’en pensez vous ?
Je dois verrouiller encore sur les
Paiements et les processus

Qu’en pensez vous ?
Évidement les véhicules et matériels’ sont importés
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Hello! Today Barcelona vs Real Madrid is happening. I wonder if you guys have recommendauons on where to go watch it... Preferably somewhere with food. I am staying in Yoff

Bonjour

Je suis en réflexion de construire R+2 sur la
Petite côte en 2027/2028 dès que j’aurais vendu ma Résidence principale en région parisienne

J’ai accès assez facilement aux matériels’ de constructions ( ciment, enduits … contre rabais )
Je pensais organiser un Contenaire depuis région parisienne vers Dakar

Est-ce une bonne idée ? On dit souvent que les
Prix en région parisienne sont voisine ceux à Dakar mais le coût de la main d’œuvre seul diffère et reste abordable au Sénégal

Face à cette alternative on m’a parlé d’achat de bien d’occasions d’occasions à vil prix mais j’ai pas confiance
On sait jamais les défauts sur les fondations

His start to the season with Aston Villa has been superb because manager Unai Emery has immense faith in him. Therefore, he must be promoted to the leading figure of Patrick Vieira's team so that Senegal can win the next AFCON.

Hi, I am visiting in a week to Senegal, where is the best place in Dakar to exchange money? Do you have western union? Would you advise bringing euros to exchange?

Hey everyone😊 do you guys know any fun book clubs in dakar? Or interested in forming one?

I've spent the past few months looking for a nice tablet for gaming within that price bracket yet i still cannot find it. All I see is scammers and over-priced stuff. Please help me. My wants are:

1. At least 128GB storage and 6GB of RAM. I do want 8GB tho 🥴.
2. Preferably Snapdragon with an Adreno chip so i have a broader scope of emulation. I can settle for a Helio G99, though. I know they won't be powerful either way.
3. 9-ish inches of size.
4. At least 5500mAh battery.
5. I don't care about duel speakers, good cameras, gorrila glass protection, or anything the doesn't significantly correlate to gaming.

I plan to everything from SNES up to PS1 and some android gaming.

I was planning to get the Samsung a9 with 128GB+8GB from Nova but come to find out they didn't have it in storage???

I'm located in Dakar btw

Thank you

EDIT forgot to say an okay screen. i don't mind a 720p one

Hey 29M Australian English speaker (very small French to get around).
Keen to go out to a bar, dance a bit and meet some people tonight in Dakar.
I’ve heard Almadies like cosmo, but when I was there yesterday evening like 8pm it seemed really really quiet.
Is it not the right spot to go out? Or was it just a Thursday or too early?
Appreciate any help, been here for 2 weeks and it’s been a beautiful county ❤️

Salaam everyone. I'm interested in purchasing an apartment in senegal.. it would be VEFA so you pay as they build over a few years. My question is, is it normal for contracts to be so one-sided. I asked to see a draft and there's no mentioning of Garantie Financière d'Achèvement and it says my apartment could be 5% less than I agreed to but no mentioning of a refund for any meter square lost.. there's other small things but now I'm wondering what should actually be in the contract to protect myself.

I understand a little of how things work but the american in me would never sign it if this was a US project lol.. any guidance is appreciated.

Bonjour à tous et félicitations pour la mise en service du prolongement du TER jusqu'à l'aéroport ! Je suis urbaniste et j'aimerais savoir, selon vous, quel tracé suivra le prolongement de la ligne ferroviaire vers l'aéroport : Sindia-Nguékhokh-M'bour-Sandiara-Thiadiaye-Diouroup-Fatick-Gandiaye-Kaolack est-il le plus probable?

Merci en advance.

Hi everyone, I’ll be traveling to Dakar soon and just realized the AFCON qualifier match days 3 and 4 will take place during my trip. Does anyone know how I can get a ticket for the Senegal vs. Sudan game? What’s the best website or is it better to purchase a ticket in person at the stadium? Any info is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

There Will Be Time - A song by Baaba Maal and Mumford and Sons has two verses in Pulaar.

The translations I have found online for these verses don't make any sense with how the lyrics are sung/written out, and none of what I have found show how the translation lines up with the original verse/lines of the lyrics, which is something I would really like to see to understand the phrasing pattern better.

Could someone help me out with this? I would sincerely appreciate it.

Here are the lyrics:

Verse 1

Heto mi halanma
Mine waddimi yiddema
Ko ane tane holimi
Holimi ko ndjidirmi o Dunne Dunne
Hum hum waddimi yidde

Verse 2

Humm ko ane holimi
Koliyo ngopei ndjoukirade
Hasidagal modiani
Waddimi yiddema
Waddimi yiddema
Mine waddimi yiddema
Ko ane tane rokimi
Ko nanei nanei nanei nanei nanei mi waddno
Ko jonni jonni jonni jonni jonni mi watti
Ko jonni jonni jonni jonni jonni mi watti

Thanks in advance.

Hello I will be departing from Janjanbureh Gambia on 27 October. I want to see Kumpo in Casamance if a village will have it. Does anyone know anywhere in Casamance I can see it between 27 October and 2 November?

Thank you.

Quels sont vos tips pour acheter des billets d’avion moins cher ?

Bonjour à tous, Naka ngeen def ?

Je commence à apprendre le wolof et j'aimerai avoir des conseils de contenu à écouter/regarder pour me familiariser plus avec la langue. C'est surtout comme ça que j'ai appris l'anglais.

(Pour contextualiser, je suis marié à une femme d'origine Sénégalaise et nous irons de temps en temps au Sénégal. Et puis cela permettra d'apprendre la langue aux enfants aussi).

Quels chanteurs écouter en particulier avec un wolof bien compréhensible par exemple ? À rajouter àma liste en plys de Youssoy N'Dour et Ismael Lô.

Et si il y a séries à regarder. Peut-être autre chose que maîtresse d'un homme marié 😅 Le thème ne me fait pas trop accrocher.

Merci d'avance.

I have a smart tv that stopped working 2-3 years ago. We havent tried to repair it so I don’t know what the issue is. Is there a way to sell it ?

Hello everyone,

I'm based in Morocco and looking to establish long-term B2B partnerships with importers, wholesalers, distributors, and food trading companies in Senegal.

I'm exploring opportunities to supply Moroccan agricultural products, particularly:

- Fresh potatoes

- Fresh onions

- Other seasonal vegetables, depending on availability

I'm interested in connecting with businesses that import vegetables in bulk or supply wholesale markets, supermarkets, restaurants, and food distributors.

If you're an importer or know a reliable vegetable wholesaler in Senegal, I'd appreciate your advice or the opportunity to connect.

Please feel free to comment or send me a private message to discuss product availability, quantities, pricing, and shipping arrangements.

Thank you!

Hello!

I (34m American) will be staying in Dakar for two weeks in early November. I’m overlanding to South Africa via public transport and will stop in Dakar to secure a couple of visas.

I spent a month in France studying French (got to ~A2 level), and am now looking for someone who isn’t French to spend 5-7 hours per week just speaking with. It’s my understanding that the accents in West Africa are quite different than what I was exposed to in France, so this would just be casual conversations about the topics I will need as I make my way further south to tune my comprehension.

I’ll plan to pay someone for their time and would be open to other arrangements - shared expertise that I might have, paying for dinner/drinks or activities while we chat, etc. Would love to hear some ideas about what a fair rate would be for this kind of help as well.

DM if interested or if you know someone who might be. Thanks!

Edit: I think I've found someone. Thank you for your interest everyone!