Gorée Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site off Senegal's coast, stands as a powerful memorial to the transatlantic slave ...

"This is our history, and I will never tire visiting one of the most iconic places on the West African coastline to remind all of us how tragic that history of ours was," she says. Iconic, indeed, ...

The West African country is tipped to be the next big travel hotspot that offers everything from city breaks to stunning beaches. While the capital Dakar is lively and energetic, quieter gems are ...

First discovered in the fifteenth century by Portuguese seamen, the litle volcanic island of Gorée, just off the African coast, gained historical significance as an important and well-fortified ...

The Senegalese people called it Ber. The Portuguese renamed it Ila de Palma. The name was changed to Good Reed by the Dutch and the French called the island Goree - meaning good harbour. But the name ...