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, ...

The “African Renaissance” statue during its construction in August 2009. (via Wikipedia) On April 3, the West African nation of Senegal officially inaugurated one of the strangest statues in the ...

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DAKAR (Reuters) - 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 ...

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. Why China’s ...

Statues are just one of the many ways Africans express art and value for culture and individuals. At 161 feet (49 m), the bronze African Renaissance Monument stands on top of one of the twin hills of ...

On one of the twin hills in the Mamelles district of Dakar, Senegal, lies an incredible and magnificent edifice. This tallest statue in Africa is known as ‘African Renaissance Monument’. The monument ...

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 ...