A photo/video dump of the Monument of African Renaissance 📍Ouakam Did you know the following about the Monument? 1) It sits on top of a hill 100m high 2) the statue itself is 49m high 3) the stairs to the monument counts 198 steps 4) it’s price tag was $27M (15B xof) to build In 2010, Senegal celebrated its 50th year of independence and to celebrate, President Abdoulaye Wade inaugrated the Monument of African Renaissance. According to him, the monument symbolizes the triump of African liberation from centuries of ignorance, intolerance and racism. It sounds all peaches and cream, but there is a side not a lot of people know about this monument which I will tell you more about tomorrow. #senegalesetwisted #sntwistedtravel #sntwistedphoto #sntwistedwords #senegal #sénégal #sunugaal #africainerenaissance #ouakam #visiterlafrique #travelafrica #thisisafrica #dakarlives #travelgram #blackgirltravel #ndakaaru #monumentdelarenaissanceafricaine #renaissance (at Monument de la Renaissance africaine) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChiIV11L5L_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=