infrastructure at its best

though seemingly quiet when photographed, this crossroads is quite the hub in my old village of N'gor - taxis, cars, 'car rapides' and 'sept-places', horse-drawn carts and people alike dart across everywhichway...not that i've seen the stop & yield signs being taken so literally yet...but they're slowing folks down a bit...and clearly marking right-of-way, something usually unclear here...

time shuffles on...

October 2nd 2005
apparently, Senegal doesn’t take its status as a ‘developing’ nation lightly. while i'm sure a nyc street offers just as many changes over 9 months, well - signs of development are just more evident, shocking and formidable here. so, as a way of reorienting everyone - I thought I’d share a few things that haven’t changed - and then some that have. THINGS THAT HAVEN’T CHANGED: - ev ... read more

Africa » Senegal » Cape Verde Peninsula » Dakar

Independent from France in 1960, Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982. However, the envisaged integration of the two countries was never carried out, and the union was dissolved in 1989. Despite peace... ... read more

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