Built by North Koreans, the new monument in Dakar, Senegal, is larger than the Statue of Liberty. Take a tour with WSJ's Christina Passariello months before the official opening in April.

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye decided Wednesday to rename a major Dakar street honouring former French president Charles de Gaulle, calling it after independence icon Mamadou Dia instead.

On Wednesday, the Senegalese government announced plans to undertake archaeological excavations to uncover "the truth" about the number of African soldiers killed in 1944 by French colonial forces ...