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, ...

Dakar [Senegal], November 5 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Friday thanked the Government of Senegal for honouring Mahatma Gandhi by installing his bust at African ...

¶1. (SBU) SUMMARY: Details have continued to emerge regarding Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade's project for a "Monument of the African Renaissance." To pay off the North Korean firm that is ...

A colossal monument is planned for a hill overlooking the Atlantic in Dakar, capital of Africa's western-most nation, Senegal. The Senegalese president says the "Monument to the African Renaissance" ...

Senegal Saturday inaugurates a huge monument of an African man, woman, and child as part of ceremonies marking its 50th anniversary of independence. The statue has been criticized for both its cost ...

Ethan discussses Abdoulaye Wade’s African Renaissance Monument project: “Sure, there’s the predictable “Does a country with a per capita income of $1088 per person need a huge copper statue?” The ...

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 ...

The consensus outcry as our group rounds a curve in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, and gets a first glimpse of the Monument to the African Renaissance looming on our right is, "Wow!" "Pull over," we ...

DAKAR, SenegalDAKAR, Senegal — 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 ...

It's higher than the Statue of Liberty and cost a fortune.Critics say Senegal's monument to the African renaissance will not help President Wade win re-election. Father, Mother, Child - papp, yaay, ...

What do you do with a mammoth Stalinist-style monument, bigger than the Statue of Liberty and much less popular, after its North Korean builders have gone and the leader who designed it has been ...

Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade says his country is taking back control of all military bases held by the former colonial power France. He made the announcement in a televised address as Senegal ...