and most know and recognize the island for its historical significance. Mbodji had been generous enough to schedule a family trip around the time I was in town, ensuring not only that my first ...

The Senegalese people called it Ber. The Portuguese renamed it Ila de Palma. The name was changed to Good Reed by the Dutch and the French called the island Goree - meaning good harbour. But the name ...

The island of Gorée lies off the coast of Senegal, opposite Dakar. From the 15th to the 19th century, it was the largest slave-trading centre on the African coast. Ruled in succession by the ...