A Call to Prayer in Les Almadies

As Ramadan nears nears its end, a man prays in Les Almadies, Dakar, Senegal

Iles de la Madeleine and the coast of Dakar

The Corniche and Mermoz - Dakar

The mural at the underpass at the Monument of the African Renaissance

A mosque being built in Les Almadies

In Senegal, mosques begin their calls to prayer regardless if the mosque is not completed 

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Paparazzi: Dakar Style

 

While setting up this shot at the African Renaissance Monument in Dakar, Senegal

 The Senegalese paparazzi made an appearance

for a visiting head of state

That's Alpha Condé, President of Guinea, on his first official visit to Senegal

the monument

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A Mosque and a Hovering Monument

The beach at the Mosque by the Sea [La Mosquée de la Divinité]

Ouakam, Dakar, Senegal

 A sheep (mouton!) at the mosque

 Mosque by the Sea and the African Renaissance Monument

 a home along the Corniche, Dakar, Senegal

another view of the mosque's beach

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I'm Going Nomad!

 I'm going nomad! 

[apparently in a car rapide]

My favorite graffiti in Dakar thus far

 Les Alamedies neighborhood - Dakar

 To give perspective of just how large the African Renaissance Monument is, 

try and find the woman waving

 There is a flag for each African country in front of the monument

plant life in Joal, Senegal

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Wandering the Corniche

The Mosque by the Sea and the African Renaissance Monument -- Dakar, Senegal

A flower in Saly, Senegal

The African Renaissance Monument -- Dakar, Senegal

The monument's design is supposed to be coming out of a volcano...

so I guess this is the woman's foot and the volcano...

The lighthouse from the monument -- Dakar, Senegal

The palm trees lining the Corniche -- Dakar, Senegal

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The Sea, a Giraffe, and the Monument

Monument to the African Renaissance -- Dakar, Senegal

Another view of the monument

African Renaissance Monument - Dakar, Senegal

Giraffe -- Bandia, Senegal

View of Dakar and the Atlantic Ocean, Senegal

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Dakar: Assorted Photos

Monument to the African Renaissance lit at dusk
opening week - April 2010 -- Dakar, Senegal

muscle beach -- Dakar, Senegal

Monument to the African Renaissance -- Dakar, Senegal

misted sunset over the Mosque by the Sea and the Atlantic -- Dakar, Senegal

sunset over the Corniche and the Atlantic Ocean -- Dakar, Senegal

en route to muscle beach -- Dakar, Senegal

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Monument of African Renaissance

Monument of African Renaissance two weeks before opening -- Dakar, Senegal

teenagers near the monument -- Dakar, Senegal

the one baobab left living near the monument -- Dakar, Senegal

Reuters Report on the Monument's Opening


Wall Street Journal: Why was the monument headless for soooooooo long?


Renaissance Monument Raises Religious Objections

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