Senegal unveils monument to the African Renaissance

Monument to the African Renaissance, Dakar, Senegal

A monument to the African Renaissance, symbolising Africa emerging from centuries of oppression, has been unveiled on a hill in Dakar, Senegal. This towering monument, which depicts a muscled man rising from a volcano, holding a baby on one shoulder and pulling a scantily dressed woman behind him, is significantly taller than the Statue of Liberty. It has sparked much controversy. Many have spoken out, condemning the expenditure as wasteful when Senegal’s health and education sectors are considered to be in a state of crisis. Some criticise it on the grounds that the woman appears to be subjugated to the male figure and others on the grounds that it goes against the Islamic restriction on depicting the human form.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/senegal/100113/renaissance-monument-wade

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