An enormous mound of bronze, rising from the rubble of Dakar. The pride of President Abdoulaye Wade - at a cost of 14 billion CAF (€21m) - is the outrage of the local residents. Read more...

After the summer break, the new Observers TV show is back for its fourth edition. Many thanks to all the Observers who participated: Serigne Diagne, Sandra Miller, Ahmed Al-Omran and Serge. Watch the show...

Lamine Mbengue was waiting for his transfer plane in Madrid airport when he witnessed an illegal immigrant being tied up by the police and forced onto a plane bound for Dakar. The scene shocked him so much that he took out his digital camera and recorded it. Now, the images are making their way round the world. Read more and see the video...

News of Michael Jackson’s death spread like wildfire across Africa and the world. But do Africans still consider the performer – who spent much of his life attempting to whiten his skin – as a black singer they can identify with? Read more...

Papy Deme has launched a game on the Internet: find the oldest car running in Dakar by using number plates. It seems a number of Senegalese drivers have fun looking for the city's most antique car amid Dakar traffic. Read more...

One of our Observers sent us this video, which he shot yesterday during a march in Dakar. The message: "Obama, Sarkozy, keep your word in the fight against AIDS". Read more and see the video.