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*Africa’s long-awaited answer to the Eiffel Tower or a huge waste of money?* On April 3, 2010, a day before Senegal celebrated its 50th anniversary of independence, then-President Abdoulaye Wade unveiled the continent’s tallest statue, the African Renaissance Monument, to more than 20 African leaders. The 49-meter-high bronze monument, located in the capital Dakar, was meant to symbolize the triumph of Africa’s liberation. READ THE ARTICLE: http://fr.africanews.com/2020/02/27/l... Africanews’ YouTube channel brings you your daily dose of news covering African and international news, curated by Africans, for Africans. Africanews is the first independent, bilingual, pan-African news channel in sub-Saharan Africa. Subscribe to our Youtube channel / africanewsfr and receive the best of pan-African news every day. Africanews is available in French and English. Website: fr.africanews.com Facebook: / africanews.fr Twitter: / africanewsfr