View of Dakar

Goree Island

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September 3rd 2005
This Saturday we had a fieldtrip to Goree Island. According to brochures, over 20 million African slaves passed through the island on their way to their new homes. According to the Lonely Planet guide book, the island didn’t actually serve as a holding point for slaves and only a few passed through here. Either way, the island is a popular tourist attraction, largely for African American tour ... read more

Africa » Senegal » Cape Verde Peninsula » Dakar

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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