Standing proudly at 49 meters on the shores of Dakar, Senegal, the African Renaissance Monument is a colossal masterpiece designed by Senegalese sculptor Ousmane Sow. Opened to the public in 2010, ...
Built by North Koreans, the new monument in Dakar, Senegal, is larger than the Statue of Liberty. Take a tour with WSJ's Christina Passariello months before the official opening in April. Why China’s ...
DAKAR, April 2 (Reuters) - A leading imam on Friday issued a fatwa condemning Senegal's monument to the "African Renaissance" in the latest blow to President Abdoulaye Wade's project, a day before its ...
DAKAR (Reuters) - The skimpily-dressed female figure in Senegal's giant monument to the "African Renaissance" faces a possible cover-up after the architect on Monday said he had proposed a remodelling ...
Towering on a hilltop overlooking the Atlantic, the 160-foot-high bronze statue depicting a family rising triumphantly from a volcano is supposed to symbolize Africa's renaissance. But on a rutted ...
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Meet the African architect making ‘Africa great again’ by building cities that cost nothing
Across Africa’s skylines, from Dakar to Lomé, one name consistently echoes in conversations about modern architecture: Pierre Goudiaby Atepa. ・Pierre Goudiaby Atepa is a renowned Senegalese engineer ...
Le thiéboudiène, également connu sous le nom de ceebu jën ou « thiep », est bien plus qu’un simple plat au Sénégal. Inscrit depuis décembre 2021 au patrimoine culturel immatériel de l’Unesco, ce riz ...
Le Sommet des filles d’Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre, organisé par l’Unicef Sénégal, s’est achevé ce samedi 11 octobre 2025 ...
Christraud M. Geary photographs of Senegal, EEPA 1993-006, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot ...
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