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CultureIn Senegal’s Saint-Louis, traces of slave-trading past fade away

A dilapidated 200-year-old building on Senegal’s Saint-Louis island reflects its little-known role in the transatlantic slave trade. Although tens of thousands of Africans passed through the island, signs of that history are quickly and quietly disappearing.

FFrance 24 English 2026-08-21 09:50