Unfortunately for the mastermind behind this colossal folly, Senegal's octogenarian President Abdoulaye Wade the statue has offended a large part of the population of the country. For a start, if you pan away from the monument, this is what you see.
Tuesday 12 January 2010
A Colossal Folly
At 150m (492ft) in height the Monument to African Renaissance looms over the Senegalese capital of Dakar like a giant, loomy thing. It was billed as a celebration of the continent's renaissance but has become something of a scandal in the economically distressed African republic.
Unfortunately for the mastermind behind this colossal folly, Senegal's octogenarian President Abdoulaye Wade the statue has offended a large part of the population of the country. For a start, if you pan away from the monument, this is what you see.
Unfortunately for the mastermind behind this colossal folly, Senegal's octogenarian President Abdoulaye Wade the statue has offended a large part of the population of the country. For a start, if you pan away from the monument, this is what you see.
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