A Senegalese cape shares the name of these islands that form an independent country to the west
The 
name Cape Verde means green cape, an ironic description of these dry and ... 
natives of Senegal and Gambia, both west African coastal nations; and that Sal 
was ..... for the United States, their adopted country, Cape Verdean Americans 
share the... [DOC] [TLE] HISTORY OF THE GAMBIA [PAR] For a vessel sailing down the west coast of Africa, the mouth of the Senegal river 
... these regions, in the 15th century, these two great rivers attract their attention.