How the 'Venice of Africa' is losing its battle against the rising ocean

Saint-Louis, the old colonial capital of Senegal, faces a flooding threat that has already seen entire villages lost to the AtlanticAmeth Diagne points to a single tree submerged in the ocean. It is barely visible from the patch of land where he is standing, 50 metres away. The few branches emerging from the water mark the place where he proposed to his wife 35 years earlier.It used to be the town square of Doun Baba Dieye, a vibrant fishing community on the outskirts of Saint-Louis in northern Senegal. The village has been wiped off the map, with only the tree and crumbling walls of an abandoned school remaining as testament to its existence. Everything else is 1.5 metres under water. Continue reading...