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The tourism industry in Senegal and on Goree Island is counting on a big push after US President Obama was calling his visit to the island a “very powerful moment.”
The tourism industry in Senegal and on Goree Island is counting on a big push after US President Obama was calling his visit to the island a “very powerful moment.”
Ile de Goree, i.e., Goree Island, is one of the 19 communes d’arrondissement (districts) of the city of Dakar, Senegal. It is a 0.182-square-kilometer (45-acre) island located 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) at sea level from the main harbor of Dakar.
Obama says visiting Goree Island on Thursday with his wife, Michelle, and daughters helps them fully appreciate the magnitude of the slave trade.