Saving Dakar’s heritage: Property boom destroying old houses

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In Dakar, a wave of property development is rapidly transforming the city, putting its historic homes and iconic architecture at risk. Two Senegalese architects, Xavier Ricou and Carole Diop, are fighting to preserve its heritage with their book ‘Dakar, Metamorphoses of a Capital’, chronicling the city’s journey from its pre-colonial roots to the modern era.

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