An aerial drone photo taken on March 23, 2025 shows the House of Slave on Goree Island in Senegal. Goree Island lies off the coast of Senegal, opposite Dakar. Ruled in succession by the Portuguese, ...

When I stepped onto the pebble-paved pathways of Senegal's Gorée Island, I saw bright-pink flowers along vines that wrapped around the tops of purple doorways. Children laughed and played soccer on a ...

During its 27th session, the World Heritage Committee requested ICOMOS and the World Heritage Centre to organize a joint evaluation mission to the Island of Gorée, in consultation with the national ...

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Nairobi — OVER A CENTURY AND A HALF AFTER THE ABOlition of slave trade, Goree Island off the coast of Senegal still stands as a stark reminder of one of the darkest moments of Africa, and indeed ...

During its 29th Session (Durban, 2005), the Committee expressed its concern over information concerning the grave threats that continue to endanger the buildings in the northern zone of the Island and ...