These banners are all over Dakar (still!) advertising the
World Festival of Black Arts in Dakar, Senegal
(or in French: le Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres)
The Presidential Palace's Banner for the Festival, it reads:
"The long walk from slavery to the renaissance"
Nelson Mandela [who wrote The Long Walk to Freedom], Thabo Mbeki, Barack Obama,
Banner welcoming Gambian President Jammeh on Rue de la République, Plateau, Dakar
Other banners welcomed other African heads of state like Johnson-Sirleaf (Liberia), Qaddafi (Libya)
Lights went up on trees, poles, corners, everything imaginable in preparation for the festival
Rue de la République, Plateau, Dakar
French telecom company Orange erected this awesome tree for the festival
Place de l'Independence, Plateau, Dakar
If you look close, you can see the Festival's logo on the globe in the middle of the (empty) fountain
Place de l'Independence, Plateau, Dakar
Labels: Africa, Dakar, le Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres, Place de l'Independence, Plateau, Rue de la République, Senegal, World Festival of Black Arts