Senegal's president, Abdoulaye Wade, is under mounting pressure to quit. The latest controversy: a 160-foot, $27 million monument he says celebrates African liberation from centuries of ignorance ...

A 170-foot-tall bronze statue in Dakar, Senegal, was meant to represent freedom and promise, much like the Statue of Liberty. But many say the $20 million African Renaissance Monument instead ...

Senegal on Saturday unveiled a colossal statue during a lavish ceremony amid reports of criticism over the monument's construction at a time when the western African nation is struggling financially.

Senegal has inaugurated a massive $27m (£18m) monument - higher than the Statue of Liberty - that has drawn huge criticism over its cost and symbolism. The 49m (160ft) Monument of African Renaissance ...

DAKAR, Senegal — A muscled man emerges from a volcano. His right arm holds a baby aloft toward the West, his left arm pulls a scantily clad woman behind him. This is the Monument to the African ...

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.

Senegal inaugurated its giant "African Renaissance" monument on Saturday, brushing aside complaints that the $28 million personal project of President Abdoulaye Wade was a waste of money and un ...

Senegal's controversial $28-million "African Renaissance" statue, depicting a family rising triumphantly from a volcano, is unveiled during its inauguration ceremony in Dakar, April 3, 2010. Eve ...

It was billed as Africa's Statue of Liberty, an artistic colossus to celebrate the continent's renaissance. To many in Senegal, it has become nothing but a monumental scandal. You certainly can't ...

The African Renaissance Monument, a towering 171ft bronze edifice perched atop the Collines des Mamelles just outside Dakar, Senegal, stands as Africa's tallest statue.

Senegal, which is celebrating 50 years of independence, has unveiled a monument to the African Renaissance amid calls for African unity.