It's been almost a decade since Senegal's president swept to power with an election campaign slogan of change. Abdoulaye Wade's victory ended 40 years of Socialist Party leadership in the West ...

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Senegal has inaugurated a massive $27m (£18m) monument - higher than the Statue of Liberty - that has drawn huge criticism over its cost and symbolism. The 49m (160ft) Monument of African Renaissance ...

(CNN) -- Senegal on Saturday unveiled a colossal statue during a lavish ceremony amid reports of criticism over the monument's construction at a time when the western African nation is struggling ...

Senegal's African Renaissance Monument is the biggest statue in Africa Senegal is also home to the the tallest statue in Africa. At 49 metres tall, the African Renaissance Monument is taller than ...