Dakar

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  • A man guides his horse and cart through traffic.
  • Major road construction under President Wade created chronic traffic jams throughout Dakar.
  • Major road construction has transformed the cityscape throughout Dakar.
  • A man struggles with his sheep after washing it in the ocean.
  • Watchman in renovated Dakar apartment.
  • A boy sends text messages on his mobile phone while his young cousin sleeps on his lap.
  • Major road construction, such as this overpass, has created traffic problems throughout Dakar.
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  • Workers try to finish new sidewalks. Major road construction has transformed the cityscape throughout Dakar.
  • A family eats lunch together in their outdoor courtyard.
  • A woman helps her niece climb stairs as one relative prays and another naps on the sofa.
  • A young woman peers from a car window.
  • Young women party at a trendy nightclub.
  • Young women party at a trendy nightclub.
  • Tourists on the island of Ngor.
  • A bat lies on the ground in the poor Medina neighborhood of Dakar.
  • Young girl in the Medina neighborhood.
  • Dakar, Senegal. Fishermen in Soumbedioune Harbor, along the city's Corniche, head out to sea at dusk.
  • Dakar, Senegal. A 'car rapide' bus passes a man in traditional Fulani dress.
  • Dakar, Senegal. A participant in a fashion parade and festival walks past a mosque.

Life (and traffic) in a fast-changing west African capital.