Dakar coastal pollution intensifies due to rapid urban expansion and inadequate waste management

Dakar's beaches are experiencing severe degradation from plastic waste and untreated sewage as the city's population growth outpaces municipal infrastructure capacity. The environmental impact is particularly acute during the current rainy season, which facilitates the runoff of urban pollutants into the Atlantic. This highlights a systemic failure in urban planning and sanitation services in the Senegalese capital.