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Dakar. Senegal

Dakar's central square is the beating heart of the city. Symmetrically laid out and home to countless cars, crooks and 1960s concrete blocks, it also contains majestic colonial buildings, including the Gouvernance (the French governor's office) and the Chambre de Commerce (chamber of commerce).

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