At 160 feet tall, the bronze African Renaissance Monument is over one-and-a-half times the height of the Statue of Liberty. It depicts a man with a bare, ripped torso holding an infant aloft in ...

With a height of more than 50 meters, the Monument to the African Renaissance, when completed, would be taller than the Statue of Liberty, if everything goes according to plan.

As I climb the steps to the colossal bronze African Renaissance Monument in Dakar, I’m in awe of the unhurried pace of life around me. Locals and tourists embrace the day’s easy rhythm while ...

Inside Senegal's African Renaissance Monument 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 ...

The African Renaissance Monument towers above the Senegal's capital city, Dakar. The 52-meter bronze statue, showing a man, woman and child, has been been the source of significant controversy ...

It's impossible to miss Senegal's new 160-foot African renaissance monument. Perched high on a hill, the mighty Soviet-style bronze statue of a man, woman and child overlooks the Atlantic Ocean ...

The continent’s tallest statue faces a flashpoint as a country decides whether it is a tourism-luring monument or a monumental mistake. Skip to main content. Search. Newsletters Watchlist.

When Africa's tallest statue was completed in Senegal six years ago, there were some critics who thought it was rather extravagant. The 49 metre African Renaissance Monument is said to have cost ...

That began to change in 2006, when then-President Abdoulaye Wade commissioned a state-owned North Korean company to build the African Renaissance Monument, a 160-foot-tall statue of Sign In Home ...