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Environment and Urbanization, Vol. 10, No. 1, 135-146 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/095624789801000104

Migrants' long-distance relationships and social networks in Dakar

Abdou Salam Fall

Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (IFAN), University Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar

This paper describes the changes in the relationships between migrants in Dakar and their relatives in rural home areas, and how traditional kin structures are gradually replaced by new solidarity networks in the city. While remittances are an important resource for rural households, especially during the "hungry months" before the new harvest, migrants' visits are not linked to regular seasonal agricultural work but rather to occasional participation in family ceremonies, suggesting a decrease in temporary migration and a more permanent urban residence.


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