In Senegal's Saint-Louis, traces of slave-trading past are being erased

In Senegal's Saint-Louis, traces of slave-trading past are being erased The first French trading post in sub-Saharan Africa was established in Senegal's Saint-Louis in 1659 and the island soon became a holding point for thousands of captive Africans before they were shipped abroad. But Saint-Louis' role in the transatlantic slave trade is little known. READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/20/in-senegals-saint-louis-traces-of-slave-trading-past-are-being-erased Subscribe on our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/africanews?sub_confirmation=1 and receive all the latest news from the continent. Africanews is available in English and French. Website : www.africanews.com Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews #AfThisIsCulture