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Climate Change Threatens Important African Coastal Sites; Petro Kotze; Smithsonian Magazine

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Photo: Wolfgang Kaehler

Dozens of important cultural, social, and ecological places are already at risk from climate hazards.

Source: Climate Change Threatens Important African Coastal Sites

Senegal is decolonising its heritage, and in the process reclaiming its future; Ferdinand de Jong; The Conversation

Photo: Mamadou Gomis

Senegal’s colonial heritage has been interpreted to conceive an African future, turning colonial heritage into an archive of a possible Afrotopia.

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10 Reasons You Need to Visit Senegal; Julie Baumgardner; Fodor’s Travel

Senegal occupies a big space in the traveler’s imagination with its colorful maritime culture, dusty red earth, and modernist urban architecture in a seamless jumble of urban topography.  Almost everyone who has visited, whether as a tourist or for business, comes home with words of wonder about the place. The people! The attitude! The chaos! The West African nation that is as mesmerizing as it is accessible for foreigners. There’s plenty of soul and with a dash of quirk to be found—whether in the legendary taxis of Dakar, the jazz bars of St. Louis, or the remote nature preserves of Fathala.

Source: 10 Reasons You Need to Visit Senegal