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Coastline land-grab in Senegal outrages locals

FRANCE24, 24 Jun 2020
A construction boom in Dakar has seen private sea-facing properties crowd out the waterfront. Local groups say construction along the 10-km corniche in the Senegalese capital blocks public access to beaches and are calling for some of the buildings to be torn down.

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