I walked out of the space, through the island, and onto the return ferry to Dakar. As we reentered the city, I looked around and listened: Vendors were selling street snacks, there was music ...

The island of Gorée lies off the coast of Senegal, opposite Dakar. From the 15th to the 19th century, it was the largest slave-trading centre on the African coast. Ruled in succession by the ...

Gorée Island, a small island off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, is believed to have been a 'key stop for thousands and thousands of slaves on their brutal journey to the Americas' throughout the ...